Surely He shall deliver you
from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. Psalm 91:3
Surely He shall deliver
you from the snare of the fowler. Not “maybe” or “sometimes,” but an
unqualified “surely.” Not a conditional “He might” but a definitive
“He shall.” What blessed assurance we have that our God will deliver
us from the snare of the fowler!
The Bible depicts the devil
as a fowler. A fowler is a professional bird catcher. He lays traps and
carefully conceals them so that he can ambush unsuspecting birds. The Bible
also depicts the devil as a thief and murderer who comes to steal, kill, and
destroy (see John 10:10).
What we need to understand
is that the world we live in is a fallen world. Adam committed high treason and
gave the keys of this world to the devil. Because of what Adam did, the devil
is the ruler of this world. The apostle Paul calls him “the prince of the power
of the air” (Eph. 2:2). That is why as long as the devil is still the ruler of
this world, the world will continue to get darker and darker and there will
continue to be accidents, sicknesses, calamities, tragedies, and deaths.
But we can rejoice in the
knowledge that the devil’s lease on this world is quickly running out. Apostle
Paul also tells us that our Lord Jesus is coming back and all His enemies will
be humbled or put under His feet, with death as the last enemy to be destroyed
(see 1 Cor. 15:26).
In the meantime, we will
see the world getting darker and darker. But as believers, we do not need to
live in fear. Our trust is in our Lord Jesus. We are in this
world, but we are not of this world (see John 17:16). There is
a very real and active fowler that is setting up snares. Even as I write this
book, I’m reading and hearing reports of bombs going off, shootings, a
commercial airplane crashing upon landing, and viral outbreaks in different
parts of the world.
In the natural, this can be extremely disheartening. But don’t forget that we have a Savior who is even more real, and He has promised to deliver us from the snare of the fowler and from perilous pestilences (dangerous diseases and viruses). The bottom-line is, we need to realize how much we need our Savior and His protection daily. We need to involve the Lord Jesus in our lives every day. Only He can deliver us and keep us safe! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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