Read Psalm 91.
Observe that the poem opens by announcing the irresistible power of prayer. Then in order to bring home the fact that this law applies to us, and that by no possibility could we be an exception, it now changes over to the first person and makes us say “I.” It compels us to voice the I AM.
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. The Lord means God. How can knowledge be a presence? Secular knowledge, which is intellectual, cannot; but the true knowledge of God is an actual experience – not a thing of the head, but of the heart – and this is indeed a Presence. As a general rule, people contact this Real Self only vaguely and occasionally. Then, if they pray regularly, the gleams of intuition gradually strengthen into a definite sense of the Presence of God.
In Him will I trust. However worried or depressed you may be, however full of doubts and misgivings, still the fact that you are praying means that you have at least enough faith for that. The faith to go on praying in the midst of doubts about results is the tiny grain of mustard seed that Jesus says is sufficient for practical purposes. Declaring in Him will I trust means that you have now determined to trust by ceasing to worry and fear. This is the legitimate and spiritual use of the will.
Imagine that you are besieged by an evil enemy and yet you have a fortress near your that could protect you from all harm and fear while providing for your every need. And, also imagine that the owner of that fortress is the most powerful person in the universe. Imagine he keeps calling each day for you to come inside and be at peace and rest.
Can you fathom refusing this benevolent offer to come inside the fortress and enjoy the peace and plenty available inside? Would you even think of turning down his hospitality and protection? Of course not.
In the same way, God offers us a life that is blessed to overflowing and above all harm. In God’s garden we don’t have to be anxious or fearful, because God will bless and protect us there regardless of or problems. When we truly trust God, we will rise above all our human limitations, fears and negativity. In God’s garden, we abide in God’s Fortress in safety and joy.
Fortified,
Z gardener
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