Matthew
12:43-45 When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places,
seeking rest, and finds none. 44 Then he says “I will return to my house from
which I came.” And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept and put in order. 45
Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself,
and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of the man is worse than the
first. So shall it also be with this
wicked generation.
From Psalm
91 we find dwelling in the Secret Place of the Most High abides under the
shadow of the Almighty. That place we
speak: “I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God in
Him I will trust.”
From
perilous pestilence, God delivers us from plagues. Our feet cannot be caught in
nets when we take refuge in Him and speak His truth as our shield and buckler.
We reside in Him Who is our fortress. He delivers us from fatal disease.
Psalm 5 You
shall not be afraid of the terror by night nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that
lays waste at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your right side, and ten
thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. 8 Only with our
eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.
From verse
5 we are not to be afraid of the terror by night nor of the arrow by day. That of
night terrors God already knows. That of day might be missiles short or long
range still He is God. we are shelter into His personal care. Pestilence that
walks is that made by man and made to move for evil intentions. Some disease is
shielded from the sun’s rays and moral evil breeds in the dark!
We have
safety even in a massacre. Only with our eyes will we see the wicked perish!
We are insurance
against calamity. Because the Savior made the Most High His refuge and His
dwelling place, no disaster would strike Him, no calamity would get near Him.
We are guarded by angelic beings. We have an escort.
We trample
the efforts of the enemy. The devil presented in scripture as a roaring lion: 1
Peter 5:8 and as an ancient serpent seen in Revelation 12:9.
Revelation 12:1 Now a great sign appeared in heaven, a woman
clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland
of twelve stars. 2 Then being with child, she cried out in labor and in pain to
give birth. 3 and another sign appeared in heaven, behold a great, fiery red
dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven diadems on is heads. 4 His
tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the
dragon stood. Before the woman who was
ready to give birth, to devour her Child as soon as it was born. 5 She bore a
male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And this Child was
caught up to God and His throne. 6 Then the woman fled into the wilderness,
where she has a place prepared by God. that they should feed her there one
thousand two hundred and sixty days. 7 And war broke out in heaven, Michael and
his angels fought with the dragon and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but
they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So
he great dragon was cast out that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan
who deceives the whole earth and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I
heard a loud voice saying heaven, “Now salvation and strength and the kingdom
of our God and the power of His Christ have come for the accuser of our
brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony and they did not love their lives to
the death.
Victory over
the lion and cobra. Holy Spirit have us nine guarantees of safe conduct to the
Son of Man during His life of perfect trust and obedience on earth. A guarantee of six in writing indeed: 91:14
His spotless life on earth, “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.”
91:15 His
suffering for sins: “He shall call upon Me and I wil answer him: I will be with
him in trouble.”
91:16 His
present session at God’s right hand and coming kingdom. “With long life I will
satisfy him and show him My salvation.
There is
safety in the Lord always!
The
Almighty: Psalm 17:8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow
of Your wings, 9 from the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who
surround me. Deuteronomy 32:10 He found him in a desert land and in the waste
land, a howling wilderness; he encircled him, he instructed him, and He kept
him as the apple of His eye.
Before
salvation: we live in a howling waste, a trackless wilderness, a scene of utter
disarray, a desolation and barrenness. But God brings us into order and balance.
No longer the confused caught up in chaos, but in order, that right conformity
to God and righteous before Him.
Psalm
56:8-11 NKJV 8 You number my wanderings; put my tears into Your bottle; are
they not in Your book? When I cry out to You, then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me. 10 In God (I will praise His word), in the
LORD ( I will praise His word), 11 In God I have put my trust; I will not be
afraid. What can man do to me?
David wrote
this: was when David was harassed in the Philistine city of Gath. He had left
from the presence of Saul who sought to kill him.
God keeps
record: Luke 10:20 Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are
subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.
The habitation of the Most High is not a revolving
door that we are to go into and then out of; it is to be our
"constant." Whether we are resting on our beds or traveling the
nations, we dwell in His shelter! A place of habitation for His presence, is that place where is authority is seen and
delegated, it is that place where we are the committed to His command, for He is never boring but rather the amazing.
That Secret Place is a holy place: abides there great power and authority with
a humbling comfort and rest. All are welcome to that place!
Christ-confidence
is found: Proverbs 3:26: "For the Lord will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from being snared."
Psalm 118: 8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put
confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence
in princes.
Psalm 40:4 blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust,
and does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Psalm 91:9-10 Because you have made the LORD, who is my
refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling (habitation)
place, 10 No evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your
dwelling.
Proverbs 14:26…. In the fear of the
LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a
place of refuge. A refuge from storm, as
a shade from heat. This is a fresh, a flow of life where satisfaction is found.
In the presence of God: that habitation, we speak as He
speaks, “the LORD is my Helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me.
The Lord counsels us, even in our sleep, He counsels our
heart or our inner person! To our heart we receive His counsel, knowing the
inheritance but the greatest thing is knowing God above all things!
Psalm 68:5 A father
of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation. The weakest & most vulnerable members of
society God helps defend those oppressed.
Deut.
10:8 God separated the tribe of Levi…a priesthood to stand before Him/ who
bless His Name continually. That is those who are born-again!
By the Holy Spirit, we are choosing life in Jesus daily: Ephesians 2:19-22 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers & foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints & members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Who
has spoken the word of God to us, who has ruled over us with God’s word,
directing us into light and not darkness…where faith is active because it
relies in a trust that Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. Not timid, nor weak
In Habitation
We Become sons and daughters: Psalm 144:12 That our sons may be as plants grown
up in their youth; that our daughters may be as pillars. sculptured in their
palace style; Isaiah 44: 3-5 For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, &
floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, & My
blessing on your offspring; 4 They will spring up among the grass like willows
by the watercourses. 5 One will say, “I am the LORD’S; and another will call
himself by the name of Jacob; another will write with his hand, “The LORD’S,
and name himself by the name of Israel.
2 Corinthians 6:18 ‘I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the LORD Almighty. Our children should be coming forth in that rest in Jesus ;It is for the glory of the Lord …for in Him, His manifested presence transform us into sons and daughters
He POURS
out His Spirit: Upon the ascension of Christ, Jesus left with us Holy Spirit to
dwell in our hearts. Holy Spirit works within our hearts to not only give us
peace, but also direction. When we seek the Holy Spirit for truth, we are
asking to know the route to the will of God in order to be obedient & full
of wisdom. Even the groans we profess can be translated by the Holy Spirit to
the Father as prayers on our behalf. Communication from God in different forms
comes by the Holy Spirit so that we can better know His heart for us through
revelation. The Holy Spirit works to be the Helper of God.
Our God is enthroned
on our hearts! His righteousness is established. And in that righteous reign a
fulfilling through the son of God, the kingdom has come! Lets abide in speaking
what is true and see His will on earth as it is in heaven. Amen
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