Psalm 91 Military Edition: God's Shield of Protection

By Peggy Joyce Ruth

 

A Place of Total Protection in Times of Danger

Protecting our country is a dangerous job. But there is a place in God--a secret place--for those who want refuge. Written specifically for military men and women and their loved ones, Psalm 91 Military Edition explains God’s covenant of refuge and hope using stories and testimonies that demonstrate His protection of soldiers.

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Charisma House
• Release date: Apr 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781616387082

Peggy Joyce Ruth

Peggy Joyce Ruth y su esposo, Jack, el ex pastor de la iglesia Living Word, han enseñado la clase de estudio bíblico de los miércoles en la noche de cada semana desde los pasados treinta años y continua enseñando un estudio bíblico radial titulado Better Living en KPSS 99.3 FM. Ella también realiza varios seminarios y conferencias en diferentes iglesias y organizaciones por el sur de EE.UU.

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WHERE IS MY

DWELLING PLACE?

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

—PSALM 91:1

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN inside a cabin with a big roaring fire in the fireplace, enjoying the wonderful feeling of safety and security as you watch a storm going on outside? It is a warm, wonderful sensation, knowing you are being sheltered and protected from the storm. That is what Psalm 91 is all about—shelter.

For men and women serving in the Armed Forces, shelter takes on a whole new meaning. Lieutenant Carey H. Cash has been a battalion chaplain to infantry marines. He was recently chaplain to the president at Camp David. In Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was the first ground combat force to cross the border into Iraq. In his book, A Table in the Presence, he relates the stories from the men with whom he was privileged to serve. In one of these stories, he relates their experiences—as well as their wonder and amazement at what God had brought them through. Each of them had a story to tell of the way God had supernaturally sheltered them from harm in those early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Lieutenant Cash writes: "Early on April 12, as I made my way around Saddam’s palace grounds, I felt compelled to keep talking to the men and listening to their stories. I sensed in them a deep need, even a compulsion, to articulate their wonder and amazement at what God had brought them through. And this wasn’t true of only a handful of Marines. From the youngest private to the oldest veteran, every man seemed to have a story to tell.…Their stories seemed to have one common thread—they all believed they had been in the midst of a modern-day miracle. As they told me what they had seen, their eyes lit up, and their faces glowed.

"It was clear to me that I wasn’t merely in the company of warriors, but of witnesses.…As they spoke, with tears in their eyes and bullet holes through their clothes, I realized that I too was a witness. These were not men who had ‘found religion’ momentarily, or who were courteously acknowledging the practical aspects of prayer or faith in times of need. These were men who had stumbled onto something historic…a story that had to be