Encouraging one another

Psalm 91 is a song which praises God for his protection of those who come to shelter in him. The ultimate divine protection we have is to shelter in Christ for salvation from God's judgement, which is coming against all sin.

For those who have experienced this great salvation, this divine protection what are they to do? Psalm 91 shows us that we are to encourage others to come under this shelter.

Verse 2 says; 'I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." That's the personal testimony of someone who has found Christ to be their saviour from sin.

Notice what he then does. Verse 3. 'Surely He will save YOU ...' This man not only testifies to his own salvation but he encourages others to trust in the Lord for salvation.

Here is a man who uses his personal experience of the Lord's salvation to encourage others to trust God.

This principle doesn't just apply to salvation from sin. Every time we experience the Lord's deliverance and help we can turn it around to personal testimony and encouragement to trust. Paul writing to the church at Corinth says;


Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)