Hide in the Shelter of His Wings
There are times when one can feel completely overwhelmed by life's circumstances. Those are the times when you need a safe place to destress and unload all of the garbage that has attached itself to your person. By garbage, I am thinking of the negative emotions of others that can "slime" us; the negative encounters we experience with unhappy people who just cannot be satisfied; the negative fights with out of control people; the things that just happen out of our control like car accidents, extreme weather situations and pregnancy (hahaha! yes, sometimes pregnancy happens even when you try to prevent it!).
But, when you feel overwhelmed and you don't know where to turn, there is a place where you can hide. A place where you can find solace. In Psalm 91, King David writes of the Shelter of Father God's wings... the shelter of His presence. As you read Psalm 91, listen to verbs:
Psalm 91
1-13
You who sit down in the High God's presence,
spend the night in Shaddai's shadow,
Say this: "God, you're my refuge.
I trust in you and I'm safe!"
That's right—he rescues you from hidden traps,
shields you from deadly hazards.
His huge outstretched arms protect you—
under them you're perfectly safe;
his arms fend off all harm.
Fear nothing [no thing]—not wild wolves in the night,
not flying arrows in the day,
Not disease that prowls through the darkness,
not disaster that erupts at high noon.
Even though others succumb all around,
drop like flies right and left,
no harm will even graze you.
You'll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,
watch the wicked turn into corpses.
Yes, because God's your refuge,
the High God your very own home,
Evil can't get close to you,
harm can't get through the door.
He ordered his angels
to guard you wherever you go.
If you stumble, they'll catch you;
their job is to keep you from falling.
You'll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,
and kick young lions and serpents from the path.
14-16
"If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God,
"I'll get you out of any trouble.
I'll give you the best of care
if you'll only get to know and trust me.
Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times;
I'll rescue you, then throw you a party.
I'll give you a long life,
give you a long drink of salvation!"
[The Message Bible, used with permission from http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2091;&version=65;]
There is so much in this one Psalm describing the beauty of a relationship with a very loving God. The writer states that God will hold on to you and get you out of any trouble and give you the best of care, IF we will just take the time to get to know God and trust Him. IF we will call on Him, he will answer us and be at our side in bad times. He will rescue us and then "throw us a party." As the writer states in Verse 1, it requires that we "sit down" in the presence of God. That we "spend the night" in the shadow of the Almighty... Shaddai's shadow and proclaim that God is our refuge and that we trust in Him. Then He will rescue us and protect us and fend off every evil. He, HIMSELF will be our very own Home. He then resides in us and we reside in Him. We are then hidden in Him... the very essence of God and He hides Himself in us. We become one with the presence of God if we will take the time to "sit down."
So when overwhelmed... sit down and enter in to the presence of the Almighty God who loves you more than you could ever know. Call on Him and He will answer you. Spend the night in the shadow of the Shaddai. He will fend off all evil and protect you. He will rescue you and then throw you this amazing party. He truly is your safe harbour. He truly is the one who can wash off all of the garbage that has hit you throughout the day. He truly is your answer. Call.... just call... it's up to you! He is waiting... and watching... and looking for you.
With love,
RamyB
But, when you feel overwhelmed and you don't know where to turn, there is a place where you can hide. A place where you can find solace. In Psalm 91, King David writes of the Shelter of Father God's wings... the shelter of His presence. As you read Psalm 91, listen to verbs:
Psalm 91
1-13
You who sit down in the High God's presence,
spend the night in Shaddai's shadow,
Say this: "God, you're my refuge.
I trust in you and I'm safe!"
That's right—he rescues you from hidden traps,
shields you from deadly hazards.
His huge outstretched arms protect you—
under them you're perfectly safe;
his arms fend off all harm.
Fear nothing [no thing]—not wild wolves in the night,
not flying arrows in the day,
Not disease that prowls through the darkness,
not disaster that erupts at high noon.
Even though others succumb all around,
drop like flies right and left,
no harm will even graze you.
You'll stand untouched, watch it all from a distance,
watch the wicked turn into corpses.
Yes, because God's your refuge,
the High God your very own home,
Evil can't get close to you,
harm can't get through the door.
He ordered his angels
to guard you wherever you go.
If you stumble, they'll catch you;
their job is to keep you from falling.
You'll walk unharmed among lions and snakes,
and kick young lions and serpents from the path.
14-16
"If you'll hold on to me for dear life," says God,
"I'll get you out of any trouble.
I'll give you the best of care
if you'll only get to know and trust me.
Call me and I'll answer, be at your side in bad times;
I'll rescue you, then throw you a party.
I'll give you a long life,
give you a long drink of salvation!"
[The Message Bible, used with permission from http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2091;&version=65;]
There is so much in this one Psalm describing the beauty of a relationship with a very loving God. The writer states that God will hold on to you and get you out of any trouble and give you the best of care, IF we will just take the time to get to know God and trust Him. IF we will call on Him, he will answer us and be at our side in bad times. He will rescue us and then "throw us a party." As the writer states in Verse 1, it requires that we "sit down" in the presence of God. That we "spend the night" in the shadow of the Almighty... Shaddai's shadow and proclaim that God is our refuge and that we trust in Him. Then He will rescue us and protect us and fend off every evil. He, HIMSELF will be our very own Home. He then resides in us and we reside in Him. We are then hidden in Him... the very essence of God and He hides Himself in us. We become one with the presence of God if we will take the time to "sit down."
So when overwhelmed... sit down and enter in to the presence of the Almighty God who loves you more than you could ever know. Call on Him and He will answer you. Spend the night in the shadow of the Shaddai. He will fend off all evil and protect you. He will rescue you and then throw you this amazing party. He truly is your safe harbour. He truly is the one who can wash off all of the garbage that has hit you throughout the day. He truly is your answer. Call.... just call... it's up to you! He is waiting... and watching... and looking for you.
With love,
RamyB
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