Psalm 91:2  “I will say to the Lord, My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91:9-11  “Because you have made the Lord-my refuge, the Most High-your dwelling place, no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent.  For He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways.”

In November 2005, I was awakened by two men standing over me with ski masks and guns.  They demanded to know where drugs were hidden in my house.  As I tried to convince them that I didn’t know what they were talking about, they hit me, put a pillow case over my head, and tied my hands.  They moved me into another room, and I tried to reason with the one who was in the room with me. As I continued to pray and recite the 23rd Psalm. I could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit come into the room.  The intruder’s demeanor and tone changed.  They left me alone in the room while they ransacked my house.  A horn blew and they left.  I was able to get across the street to a neighbor’s house.

Needless to say, this horrifying incident haunted me for years afterward, and I was not comfortable staying in my home alone, even with an alarm system.  Over the past few months, I have come to a deeper understanding of what God was teaching me.  Rather than living in fear, I now live in the true knowledge that God will protect me in any circumstance.  I know what David was writing about in Psalm 91, God has given his angels charge over me, and has protected me in all my ways.

Praise God.  Praise God.

-Priscilla Hancock Cooper