Email from Abiding Place Daily Bread – November 1, 2024 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Psalms 125:1 – A song of ascent – They that put their trust in Yehovah will be as Mount Zion which cannot be shaken but abides forever. Those who trust in God are by definition believers. Those who are believers are secure and have no need to worry about their preservation, protection, and eternal place with God (Isaiah 54:10). As part of our ascent into the presence of God through worship, we declare the promises of this Psalm which proclaim our confidence of how God will watch over us and shelter us from all harm. We must remember the only way we can please God is to believe the things which He has promised, and to hold fast our confession (Hebrews 10:23, 11:6). We can rest assured God’s love for us is so great that just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, even so the Lord is all around His people to care for them and to protect them (Psalms 34:7, 18:36, 37:31). Our God in Whom we trust is enthroned in the Heavenly Zion, and as certain as His throne shall last forever and His dominion is an everlasting dominion, we can be sure His promises will not fail (Hebrews 12:22; 2 Corinthians 1:20). There is a condition, however – we must place our trust in Him. Circumstances and adverse situations will attempt to shake our trust and overthrow our confidence, but we must remain faithful. If we will dwell in the intimate place of relationship with Him, the secret place of the Almighty, we will find the strength and assurance to abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalms 91:1). In this place of habitation, sin sickness, disease, poverty, and all oppression of any kind will not be able to enforce its will against us – but we will abide safely now and forever. Blessings Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 11/1/2024
