Our Shelter...
Thursday, July 5, 2007 at 6:05AM 
Greetings, Dear Friends!
A special welcome to my visitors! I post every Wednesday and my purpose is to nourish your soul along the way.
Well, I did it again. I missed my post yesterday, but I have an excuse! Yesterday was the 4th of July as you know, and it didn't even occur to me to post. For some reason the blogosphere wasn't even on my radar.
Today is a new day and what I have to share with you feels especially important.
For the past week or so, the Lord has drawn me to Psalm 91 on a daily basis. Every morning I've been reading the whole chapter aloud. And every morning, I take one verse from that chapter and I ponder its meaning. I want my own ears to hear the promises and the contingencies that go along with those promises. I want a close up look at each verse in this wonderful passage of Scripture.
In this day of unrest and amidst the continual threats from the terrorists I've been feeling compelled to taste and smell and know Psalm 91 inside and out.
I ask you to know the same thing.
Take time to understand how to position yourself before the Lord so that if and when the threats and plagues come near you, they will not touch you. Know how to stand without fear. Know what it means to stand strong because of faith.
Let's look at the first part of the first verse in this chapter.
It's packed with meaning...
The first part of verse one says, "He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High..."
To go to a shelter means to place yourself under the care of the one who runs the shelter and thus to trust that you'll be protected. It means that you're willing to abide by the house rules and stay within the boundaries set for you.
To dwell in the shelter of the Most High is to place ourselves fully under His care; to abide by His rules, and to trust Him to protect us.
To dwell under His shelter is to stay within the boundaries He has set for us.
To abide actually means "to be held."
To live there means to entrust ourselves to His covering and care. Every. Single. Day.
It's significant that this verse is the building block upon which the the whole chapter rests. The chapter as a whole will fortify your soul because it is strong with the supernatural promise of protection.
When we abide by the "rules" of the house, we are also blessed by the benefits of belonging to Him.
You are safe in His care.
You don't want to have to scramble to find the rock when the ground shakes beneath you.
With verse one of this passage, God invites us with this plea, "Let me love you; let me care for and protect you. I will provide for you. I will cover you when trouble looms overhead. Live with Me and by Me each and every day and you will have all that you neeed. I came that you may have life. And not just life...life more abundantly."
Live there. Breathe there. Be there.
I'm on vacation next week, but will return with a post on July 18th...
Until then, my friends.
Peace to you~
Reader Comments (4)
Isn't His Word wonderful?
I think so too.
I woke up at 2:45 this AM and couldn't get back to sleep. Like so many others, my mind is full of "stuff." Too much stuff. I needed comfort and peace. I won't even ask why I came to the computer instead of picking up my Bible, but I did--and there was your newsletter in my inbox. I was encouraged and strengthened just by reading it. Then I followed it to your blog and found this post. I have read and taken to heart Psalm 91 and will be dwelling on it over the next few weeks. Thank you again for your testimony, your encouragment, and for always pointing me to Christ. I love you, my sister. Now, let's go back to bed! ;-)
I am so thankful that you made the time to stop by. Though we live miles apart, our hearts our knitted together because of Jesus. May you find your soul's deepest needs met in Him.
Love you, friend~