Retrospect

Retrospect

The Lord Your Refuge Will Surely Deliver You

Psalm 91:3

3Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.

Today, we hear of new strains of viruses which were unheard of only a generation ago.
The world has yet to find cures for them and people are afraid.

But as believers, we are not of the world, though we are in the world.
(John 17:16) So our protection is not of the world, but of the Lord. And when we say of the Lord,
“He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust”
(Psalm 91:2), then what follows is not maybe,
but “Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence”.

A couple in our church can testify that surely the Lord delivered and protected their two young children during the Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) scare, which claimed a few lives in Singapore not long ago.

When their four-year-old daughter started vomiting and running a fever, the mother brought her to their family doctor, who found ulcers in her mouth and small red dots on her hands and feet — symptoms of HFMD. Medication was prescribed.

Back home, however, the little girl continued to vomit throughout the day, throwing up everything including the medication. Her fever persisted. Not able to do anything for their daughter who was in pain, the parents prayed, proclaiming Jesus as their healer, and took the Holy Communion many times with both their children.

That night, their daughter’s fever broke, though she vomited a few more times.
They continued making the Lord their refuge and fortress. Within two days, their daughter was completely delivered from the disease. And all this while,
their six-year-old son was completely protected from the infectious disease.

You don’t need to be afraid of deadly diseases which may have claimed the lives of others.
You don’t have to be fearful that you or your child may become victims of these superbugs.
For when the Lord is your refuge and fortress, surely He shall deliver you and your family
from the snare of the fowler, such as the avarian flu, and from all perilous pestilences.