“‘Because he loves Me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My name. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him.’” Psalm 91:14-15
Psalm 91 is a favourite for a lot of people. It’s about God being our refuge, a safe haven in a world of chaos. In these verses from that psalm, God promises a number of things: (1) to rescue us, (2) to protect us, (3) to answer us when we call upon Him, (4) to be with us in trouble, (5) to deliver us, and (6) to honour us.
Notice that rescuing someone and protecting them are different. Rescuing involves extracting someone from peril they are in; protecting them is preventing them from getting into peril. As well as this, God promises to be with us whenever we are in trouble. (After all, some of the trouble we experience is a situation God is using to make us grow stronger in faith.)
Why does God always keep an eye out for us? According to this verse, it’s because we love Him and we acknowledge His name. These are voluntary things, and they are things that sinful man would not choose to do of his own accord. If we love God, we have nothing to fear either in this life or in eternity to come. He will protect, deliver, and be with us in any trouble we may face.
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