"In God's Care"

PSALMS 91
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
(Verse One)
If you have not figured it out by now, my blog is set upon a particular journey; one that I prayed would be a Living Journal, and one that I continually pray that God would be able to speak through, especially to me. And He is always doing just that! We began to explore the Book of Ruth in church yesterday, and Pastor Rick took us straight to the mat! The title for the adventure is, "The Road to Redemption," and based upon what was taught yesterday, it looks to be quite a straight road. I went away from the teaching (which primarily was an introduction to the Book, but was mostly just on the first chapter), thinking of a new title for the introduction, "Meet King David's Great Grandmother." Actually, when you think of it, Boaz, who would be married to Ruth, was one that had a little secret all of his own; after all, he was the son of Rahab, a former prostitute and pagan in Jericho. So here we have the son of a former pagan prostitute married to a girl from Moab, and these two would be making a child that would end up being King David's grandfather, named Obed, the father of Jesse. Okay, so many the road is not as straight as it looks; or maybe the road is actually straight, but just appears to wind in many different directions. I guess that would depend upon who's point of view you are using! This Psalm really does not indicate who the writer is, but many believe it is Moses; although Matthew Henry believes it to be David, particularly at the time of pestilence after David had taken a Census. (2 Samuel 24) As I look to this opening verse, I can't help but wonder about how little we really understand, not just about the spiritual world that is all around us, but about ourselves and the road on which we have been placed. God knows every single thing about us; He knows where we have been, but more than that, He knows where we are going. From God's perspective, the road is straight and narrow; but from our perspective the road is as crooked as it gets, with pits and potholes, and all sorts of obstructions and distractions; most of the time, we don't even know if we are even on the right road, or if the road we are on is going to get us to where we want to go. But one thing is for certain, if we are dwelling in the secret place of the Most High, then whatever road we are on is straight, even though it might not appear that way. Oddly enough, God is also in the pestilence...
"The LORD has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. He said, "Don't call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don't live in dread of what frightens them. Make the LORD of Heaven's Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should make you tremble. He will keep you safe. But to Israel and Judah he will be a stone that makes people stumble, a rock that makes people fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. Many will stumble and fall, never to rise again. They will be snared and captured." Preserve the teaching of God; entrust his instructions to those who follow me. I will wait for the LORD, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him." (Isaiah 8:11-17) NLT