“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him.” Psalm 91:14-15 ESV
Most psalms are written as letters or poems to God but these 2 verses contained within this psalm are written in the first person and appear to be coming from God. He is talking to His people. God is saying that because they have chosen to love Him, He will deliver them. It is our choice as humans to love God or not and when we do choose to love God, we are able to have a relationship with Him.
In these verses, God has promised to deliver those who love Him. He has promised to protect those who know His name. He has promised to answer those who call on Him. He has promised to rescue and honor those people when they are in trouble. These are amazing verses!
As amazing as they are, these are conditional promises that God has made, but God made them and as long as we do our part, God does His part. Our part is the beginning of each of the sections, what we are to do. Sometimes we forget to do our part and we wonder where God is and why He is not keeping His part of these promises. A quick read of these verses and we are reminded that we are involved in this relationship too, it is not all one sided with God being the one who is doing anything.
As you choose to love God continually, embrace the knowledge that He will deliver you, protect you, answer you, rescue you and honor you. He has promised and He doesn’t break His promises.