Psalms 91:14-16
“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.
THEREFORE.....
When you understand how much God loves His Son, you begin to understand how MUCH He loves you! When you understand that, you won't have to work or strive to set your love upon Jesus: YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SET YOUR LOVE ON ANYONE OR ANYTHING ELSE! You'll become head-over-heels intoxicated with His love without even trying. We love because He first loved us and gave Himself for us. Amazing!
.....THEREFORE, since your love is now (effortlessly) set on Him, God WILL--not maybe, not could be, not probably--HE WILL, most assuredly, most definitely deliver you! You can count on it.
God says He WILL set you on high. That means that whatever you do He WILL give you good success and prominence. If you own a company, He WILL cause it to have greater visibility. If you are a minister, He WILL enlarge your ministry. If you have a job, He WILL see to it that you're elevated to a position, like Joseph in Egypt. You WILL have a greater sphere of influence.
All this is not to inflate your ego but so that you can share the truth of this wonderful Jesus with as many people as possible!
Why does Jesus have a Name that is higher than any other name? Phillipians 2:5-10 says,
"Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but:
#1. MADE HIMSELF OF NO REPUTATION, taking the form of a...
#2. BONDSERVANT, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a...
#3. MAN...
#4. He HUMBLED HIMSELF and...
#5. Became OBEDIENT to the point of...
#6. DEATH, even...
#7. The DEATH OF THE CROSS.
God also has HIGHLY EXALTED Him and given Him a NAME WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY NAME, that at the name of JESUS EVERY KNEE SHOULD BOW, of those in heaven...ANGELS, and of those on earth...PEOPLE, DISEASES, LACK,
and of those under the earth...DEMONS,
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
Am I saying that God has not appointed a time for us to die? NO; but there is a verse in Hebrews that is often misquoted and misunderstood which says, "...it is appointed for men to die ONCE, but after this the judgment,"
This is a general statement of fact that man will only die once not twice. You realize, of course, that Lazarus actually died twice, right? The entire end-time or rapture generation, in fact, will not die at all! But as a general rule, man dies only one time. However, it is not an APPOINTED time.
Now, there are many Christians who have filled their heads with the sayings of the world like, "When it's your time to go, you go. It's your fate."
There are verses which tell you things which will either lengthen or shorten your days like,
What does it mean to "fear the LORD?"
The majority of Christians love the Lord and occasionally fall into sin. They don't seek to sin on purpose or to live in sin. They love Jesus and just want to please Him. But from time to time, you can lose your temper, worry or complain. That's what I'm talking about.
But there are people who are living in sin to the point they don't even know what's right anymore. Sin as defined in the Bible is still sin. Your heavenly Father, though He always loves you, does not accept you in that state, just as you do not accept bad behavior from your children. He loves you too much to let you stay in that condition. He wants to see you live right because He wants to see you thrive and succeed.
What a God! What a Father we have Who so completely surrounds, protects us with legions of angels and delivers us. Beyond that, He gives us both long life, position and influence so that we can spread the good news about His Beloved Son and our wonderful Savior, JESUS!
The Father did not give Jesus that NAME just because He was His Son, which, of course, He is always.
The Father didn’t give Jesus that NAME because of all the signs and wonders He performed while on earth, which He did. AMEN!
HE HIGHLY EXALTED HIM BECAUSE HE TOTALLY HUMBLED HIMSELF MORE THAN ANY OTHER.
He went down seven times. Seven is the number of completeness!
#1. He went one step down by making Himself of NO REPUTATION. Divested Himself of His Diety.
#2. He went another step down by becoming a man. But not just any man. He was born as a tiny, helpless infant, dependent on His Mother.
#3. Being found in fashion as a man, He further humbled Himself to that of a servant. But not just any servant...
#4. A bondservant.
#5. But not just any bondservant, the most obedient one.
#6. He died a physical death. But not just any death for there are many forms of death.
#7. He died the worst, most shameful kind of death: the death of the cross.
Seven steps dow. Perfectly complete submission!.....THEREFORE GOD HIGHLY EXALTED HIM!!!
.....THEREFORE, because He humbled Himself more than anyone, has God given Him THE NAME THAT IS ABOVE EVERY NAME, that at The NAME OF JESUS, every knee should bow. Of things in heaven: Angels.
Of things on earth. His Name is above the name of cancer, heart disease, Ebola, of A.I.D.S., S.A.R.S., even death, financial lack. His NAME is above the name of every problem or situation you can name.
JESUS' NAME is the answer. The only NAME you need to know!
It doesn't say, please note, that at the Name of God every knee shall bow but at the NAME OF JESUS!
"Of things under the earth." Demons.
Remind me: Where are we, Church? Seated right next to Jesus in heavenly places!
Just as our Father has put every problem beneath Jesus' feet, so He had made all those things our footstool.
When you go to address your problem, remember where you are. Don't look up as if it or the devil is above you. Don't point around you as if he is on the same level as you. NO!
Look down...he is UNDER YOUR FEET!!! It will remind you of your position in Christ.
We will call upon Him, and He WILL answer him! He WILL be with us in trouble. He WILL not only deliver bur honor us! He says "I WILL, I WILL, I WILL," several times meaning most assuredly, most definitely, without a doubt l will deliver you!
If you are already in trouble, even if your problems are of your own making, He is there to redeem you out of it.
Psalm 23 says, "Yea though I WALK..."
I was walking along with the Lord. Then at some point "I walked" my own way and "I" got into trouble. But because my Father never leaves or forsakes me, He's with me, even in the valley of the shadow.
Fortunately, it was just the shadow of death and not death itself. Good thing! The shadow of a snake never killed anyone; and neither will the "shadow" of death.
Our Father not only delivers us but, in spite of ourselves, He honors us! What a God! What a Father!
And finally......"With long life WILL I satisfy him and show him My salvation."
If you read part 1 you know that there are 5 Names of God mentioned in this one Psalm and 5 is the number of grace! In case you missed that article, here's the link:
The fifth and final Name of God in this Psalm is here in the very last word of the very last verse:
Y'shua.....JESUS!
It literally ends in "Jesus' Name."
Y'shua means "salvation" in Hebrew.
Jesus paid for our complete salvation, not just spiritually, but soul and body as well. In Isaiah 53 it says "the chastisement of our peace--our shalom--was upon Him and by His stripes (literally stripe--singular) we are healed." The Hebrew text shows us this healing refers to physical healing.
The word Shalom in Hebrew does not merely mean peace like we in the West think of it but complete health and wholeness. For a more in-depth look at the meaning of the word, follow this link:
You may be wondering about the use of the singular word for "stripes." That is a whole other article in and of itself. Understanding why the Holy Spirit used the singular form of the word not fills me with awe, it makes me fall on my face! You'll want to do the same when you read the article.
If you wish to do so, follow this link but I warn you: It is not for the faint of heart and I'm not kidding.
Here is the link if you'd like to proceed:
Here is the link if you'd like to proceed:
God says finally that He will SATISFY you with LONG LIFE. He didn't say He'll give you a specific number of years. The criteria used to determine how long your life will be is subjective, individual to every person. It is dependent on YOUR SATISFACTION.
What will satisfy you? Is 80 years OK? How about 90? 100? What is it that will meet with your satisfaction?
Am I saying that God has not appointed a time for us to die? NO; but there is a verse in Hebrews that is often misquoted and misunderstood which says, "...it is appointed for men to die ONCE, but after this the judgment,"
This is a general statement of fact that man will only die once not twice. You realize, of course, that Lazarus actually died twice, right? The entire end-time or rapture generation, in fact, will not die at all! But as a general rule, man dies only one time. However, it is not an APPOINTED time.
Now, there are many Christians who have filled their heads with the sayings of the world like, "When it's your time to go, you go. It's your fate."
NEWS FLASH: Fate is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible. Not one reference. Go ahead. Try and find it if you like. IT ISN'T THERE.
There are verses which tell you things which will either lengthen or shorten your days like,
"The fear of the Lord prolongeth days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened." Proverbs 10:27
What does it mean to "fear the LORD?"
Jesus defined it for us as "worship."
(For more on this topic, see my article entitled "Fear = Worship at this link:
Ah! So the more you worship God, the longer you live!
By the same token, some things you do can shorten your life like dishonoring parents.
But there are people who are living in sin to the point they don't even know what's right anymore. Sin as defined in the Bible is still sin. Your heavenly Father, though He always loves you, does not accept you in that state, just as you do not accept bad behavior from your children. He loves you too much to let you stay in that condition. He wants to see you live right because He wants to see you thrive and succeed.
But rather than leave you like that, if you persist, He'd prefer to bring you home earlier than to see you destroy yourself, your life decay further and infect others.
MUCH BETTER to listen to the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit leading you in the paths of righteousness, to live long, see to more of Jesus and tell others about Him!
AMEN!
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