No Room For Stress

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Psalm 91:1–15 (CSB)

THE PROTECTION OF THE MOST HIGH

¹The one who lives under the protection of the Most High

dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.

²I will say concerning the Lord, who is my refuge and my fortress,

my God in whom I trust:

³He himself will rescue you from the bird trap,

from the destructive plague.

⁴He will cover you with his feathers;

you will take refuge under his wings.

His faithfulness will be a protective shield.

⁵You will not fear the terror of the night,

the arrow that flies by day,

⁶the plague that stalks in darkness,

or the pestilence that ravages at noon.

⁷Though a thousand fall at your side

and ten thousand at your right hand,

the pestilence will not reach you.

⁸You will only see it with your eyes

and witness the punishment of the wicked.

⁹Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,

the Most High—your dwelling place,

¹⁰no harm will come to you;

no plague will come near your tent.

¹¹For he will give his angels orders concerning you,

to protect you in all your ways.

¹²They will support you with their hands

so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

¹³You will tread on the lion and the cobra;

you will trample the young lion and the serpent.

¹⁴Because he has his heart set on me,

I will deliver him;

I will protect him because he knows my name.

¹⁵When he calls out to me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble.

I will rescue him and give him honor.

The adverse circumstances Satan uses against us can create stress which attacks our entire beings, including our hearts and minds as well as our bodies. Stress is one of Satan’s deadliest strategies he uses to keep Christians living in a cycle of defeat.

The world we live in today is filled with stress. Stress is a sign of the times in which we live. No one is exempt from it! Large corporations have developed stress management programs to help their executives cope with the stress they must face day after day. There are books and seminars everywhere teaching various techniques of how to effectively cope with stress. There are even books written specifically to teach children how to deal with the stress in their lives.

Stress is considered public health enemy number one. It tears down our immune system and increases our susceptibility to almost every disease. It inhibits the body’s production of cancer fighting cells. Fifty percent of the two million deaths in the United States each year — two deaths every minute — are attributed to hypertension that has been brought on by stress.

The majority of Christians today have become victims of stress. Their minds and bodies have become weakened and many are suffering from sicknesses that are brought on by stress. It is time for us to recognize stress as more than just a sign of the times or a major contributing factor of disease. We must recognize stress as a weapon Satan uses to defeat us. We must know what stress is and how he uses it to attack and destroy us.

When Satan attacks through your circumstances, it triggers a response within you. If you are fearful, worried, or doubtful that God will deliver you in the circumstances you are facing, you will be full of stress. However, if you face the circumstances, trials, and tribulations Satan brings into your life full of faith and confidence in God, knowing that He will deliver you, then your heart and mind will be filled with a peace that passes all understanding. There will be no room for stress.

Make this declaration:

There is no room for stress in my life — so stress, get out in the name of Jesus!

*Adapted from MCWE email – Journey Into The Promised Land by Morris Cerullo

No Room For Stress – 8/17

Penetrating Enemy Lines

Journey Into The Promised Land