He Sets Me On High

Psalm 91:14 says this in part, “I will protect those who trust in My name.”
The King James Version says it like this, “I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.”

It is the protection of God promised to those who know His name.
Those who know Him not just by reputation, but by close familiarity.  Those who know Him by the power of His mighty name.

Take a look at the phrase, “I will set Him on high.”

It might be easy to think that this means God will set us in a place where we will never experience pain.  He had just said it in a few verses earlier, “They (angels) will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.”  (verse 12)
Notice there is no promise that your feet will never ENCOUNTER a stone.
Only that you will not get hurt when they do.

So here, “I will set him on high” cannot mean that there won’t be danger… but that He will most certainly use the danger to advance us - to better us.  He would not have said, “I will deliver thee” had there been nothing to be delivered from!

Think through this.  The story of Peter in the boat with the other disciples being called out on the water by Jesus.

• Peter in the boat.
• Storm coming in.
• Jesus calls him on the water.
• Peter is deathly afraid.
• Peter hesitantly obeys - but goes out on the water.
• Peter begins to drown.
• But suddenly God thrusts him up out of the water and allows him to walk where Jesus is.
  

Ahh.. the water that was once a threat now becomes the very thing that “bears up under him” to actually support him and keep him alive!

It’s ALL about perspective of circumstances!

Now in light of this year… pandemic, riots, racial tension, heated election process… it’s been our storm, friends.

But it could be that He is using the very storm in our life to help to advance us.  Mature us.  Grow us.  Strengthen us.  Use us for Kingdom purposes this side of eternity!

How will we allow Him to “set us on high” where even the very storm we thought was designed to destroy us, is actually the storm that will develop us???

Be blessed today my friends!

You are stronger than you think!