We have been talking about the 91st Psalm, which is the great Psalm
of protection. And I'm going to talk about the most important thing
now that has to do with fear. Fear. And the Bible says, "Do not
be afraid." "Do not be afraid."
All of us are afraid. A little child is afraid of the dark. What's
out there? We're afraid of walking in a deserted street down some city
block. We're afraid. And what are we afraid of? Well, the Bible says,
"Do not be afraid," number one, "of the terrors of the
night." And what are the things that go through people's minds?
The terrors of the night. There's some people who are afraid they hear
noises in the bushes. They hear somebody trying to get into their house.
The problem now is that with crime being what it is, we do have terrors
in the night. "Nor," He says, "from the dangers of the
day." And there are terrors at night and there are dangers of the
day. And the Bible says you will not be afraid of either the terrors
or the dangers. You don't have to be afraid of these things.
He also says, "Nor dread the plague that stalks in darkness or
the disaster that strikes in midday." So He's talking about now
a plague at night. You can't see it. It could be anthrax. It could be
Sarin gas. It could be VX. It's a plague that strikes in the night.
And He said, "disaster that strikes at the daytime." Automobile
wreck. Cars. Nuclear bomb. "That strikes at midday."
God Almighty wants to take care of His people and He says, "Do
not be afraid of these things." You don't have to be afraid of
terror of the night, dangers of the day, plague in the darkness, disaster
at midnight. All these things may happen, but He says we who know Him,
we who dwell in the secret place of the Most High God, will abide under
the shadow of the Almighty, and He will keep us safe from the things
that are stalking about to destroy us. Read this 91st Psalm. Memorize
it. Let it fill your heart with faith.
