Psalm 91:14-16

Psalm 91:14-16 14 “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. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.”

We turn a bend here in the Psalm. In the previous verses the psalmist talks of what it means to trust God completely. He tells us of his protection and provision and reminds us that when we stand in God’s will we are invincible. Now the speaker changes to God Himself. Look at where He starts - Because he has set his love upon Me. What does it mean to set our love upon God? Let’s look at what Jesus says about loving God in Matthew 22:

36“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” 37Jesus said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38“This is the first and great commandment.

We are to love Him with all of our heart, soul and mind. The Hebrews looked at the heart as the core of one’s personal being, the soul as emotion, and the mind as our mental endeavor and strength. Jesus is telling us that we are to love God with everything that we are. That’s a pretty consuming proposition, isn’t it?

But look at the reward of setting our love upon God. Look at all the “I wills” that God promises in the verses that follow:

I will deliver him
I will set him on high
I will answer him
I will be with him
I will honor him
I will satisfy him
I will save him

That’s pretty wonderful, isn’t it? We become the focus of God’s attention simply for loving Him with everything that we are. Remember the theme of the Psalm up to this point however. God is not in the business of making us comfortable. The honor and deliverance that He promises is ultimately answered in the next life and not this one.

I think it’s beautiful that the last verse says "With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation". Are you satisfied with God? Is He perfect in your eyes? Does He provide for your every need? Does He answer you when you call upon Him? Are you satisfied with Him?

Notice I didn’t say “Is your life satisfying?”. As I write this post several things about my life come to mind that I am not satisfied with but I can honestly say that I am satisfied with Him. He continues to love me in spite of all my failures. He is patient with me as I struggle with my inability to love Him with everything that I am (there’s a topic for another post). But I am completely satisfied with God. I also long for the day when I see His salvation.

Love God… Be satisfied with Him.

Grace and peace to you all…