In recent months, Pastor Prince has been preaching a lot on Psalms 91, the Psalms of protection. Our church even printed small cards with Psalms 91 printed for us to carry in our wallets and urged us to memorize the verses. During care group meetings, we have also discussed at length what the psalms mean and how they offer protection. But nothing beats an actual experience when one encounters the awesome protection power of God.
Our family went to Legoland Malaysia yesterday. We had a long day outing. God granted us journey mercies as we travelled in foreign land. The amazing thing was at the end of the day, when we reached our lift lobby, I realized that our home keys were missing. It never happened to me before. I always remember to lock the door before I leave home. But this morning I was distracted by Joshua as I helped him to wear his sandals and I realized I really could have left the keys on the door! I panicked when that thought flashed across my mind. Heng told me not to worry and said to go up first. As we went up, I really prayed and hoped that the keys were exactly there as I left them in the morning. Praise God that the keys were really there! The door wasn't even closed properly! I quickly went in to check if our valuables were still there! Thank God that everything was still intact!
It was super amazing because we were away for more than eight hours, not the short outings we had normally. And God is so good. He didn't let me discover that my keys were missing until we got home. If not, I would be so worried if I found out anytime during the day. We might have to cut short our outing to come home early. But we didn't. God let us enjoy our outing thoroughly before I realized this. He has sent angels to protect our dwelling place so that no disaster could come near it. No wonder I kept feeling that God has gone ahead of our day to bless it so we will surely enjoy. Even though it was raining, I still trusted that God will somehow ensure we could enjoy our day out. God caused the rain to stop at some points so we could take some rides. He is so good.
Psalm 91:9-10 says 'Because you have made The Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor any disaster come near your dwelling...' Dear beloved, I encourage you to claim God's protection for you and your loved ones. No matter how smart, how careful we are, there will always be times when we forget or make a mistake. Even if we are doing all the right things to keep ourselves and our home out of danger, there will surely be times when we still need The Lord's protection. In any case, knowing we have a Heavenly Father who watches over us and our loved ones gives us a peace of mind to enjoy our daily lives. We don't need to worry whether there would be harm ahead because God will cover us with His feathers. We are safe and secure under His wings, in the secret place of the Most High. Oh how wonderful is His protection!
