That’s why verse 5 says, you shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day. Don’t be afraid today. He’s with you. I don’t care if you’ve been threatened. Don’t be afraid. Do not walk in fear, but lift up your head. Keep your eye on Him.
Neither should we be afraid of the pestilence that stalks in darkness (v. 6). Some people are afraid of every germ and all kinds of diseases. They can’t even enjoy eating at a restaurant. I’m not afraid of disease or sickness, because He is my protector. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you. In Rhodesia, during the long civil war before that country became Zimbabwe, a group of Rhodesian missionaries saw this scripture come true.
A rebel military force had been killing white people on the farms all over the area, and this group of missionaries saw a large number of heavily armed soldiers coming toward them. They knew their lives were in grave danger. So these Rhodesian missionaries got down on their knees and began to pray, to call out to the name of the Lord as their protector.
Something phenomenal took place. When they looked out the window they saw the rebel army soldiers fleeing in terror. Men armed with guns and hand grenades were fleeing, running as fast as they could. When they were captured later, they were asked why they ran.
They said, “Well, we thought that there were just a few people staying in the farm house. But as we came toward the house to capture it, we saw this whole army dressed in white surrounding the house, and we were so afraid that we took off running.” Those missionaries saw Psalm 91 come true. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you (v. 7). It will not come near you, either!
You will only be a spectator to catastrophe. Why? Psalm 91:8 says you’ll be inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High. The enemy’s trying to get you, but he can’t find you. He’s looking but you’re caught up in that mist that cloud, that fog of the glory of God. That verse goes on to say, as you witness the reward of the wicked. I’ll tell you right now, things are going to escalate!
There are going to be horrors in these final hours that we’ve never ever witnessed. The hurricanes, earthquakes, famines, and wars and rumors of wars are not going to get better. I want you to understand that. I’m not telling you that everything’s going to get better and everything’s to be wonderful. In the world, it’s only going to get worse.
Nation will rise up against nation. We’ll see diseases, the likes of which have never been heard before, as terrorist nations use chemical and biological warfare. They could drop a certain type of bomb right now on a city and kill everybody there without spoiling the cars, the houses, or anything else. That’s the kind of thing that will be experienced in these last days.
And I want you to know, if you don’t know how to trust God as your protector in these last days, I don’t know how you and your family are going to make it. I don’t want to frighten anybody, but you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see these things coming.
However, if He’s your shield and your protection, then that changes things a little bit, doesn’t it! Bullets fired at point blank range are not going to hit their target because there’s a giant angel standing with his finger stuck up the barrel. Don’t believe it? Well then, get ready for the bullet. But I believe it.
