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Abidingin theShadowof theAlmightyby Lindsay RobertsHe that dwelleth in the secret place of themost high shall abide under the shadow of theAlmighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refugeand my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare ofthe fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.He shall cover thee with his feathers, and underhis wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall bethy shield and buckler.Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror bynight; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; norfor the pestilence that walketh in darkness;nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.A thousand shall fall at thy side, and tenthousand at thy right hand; but it shall notcome nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shaltthou behold and see the reward of the wicked.Because thou hast made the Lord, which isPsalm 91my refuge, even the most high, thy habitation;there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall anyplague come nigh thy dwelling.For he shall give his angels charge overthee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shallbear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thyfoot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon thelion and adder: the young lion and the dragonshalt thou trample under feet.Because he hath set his love upon me,therefore will I deliver him: I will set him onhigh, because he hath known my name. Heshall call upon me, and I will answer him: Iwill be with him in trouble; I will deliver him,and honour him. With long life will I satisfyhim, and shew him my salvation.4J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3
What a wonderful passageof scripture—one of myabsolute favorites! Myfather-in-law, Oral Roberts, useda great comparison about an eaglewhen he preached about Psalm 91.He said that when the mother eagleprotected her young that wereinside the nest, she covered themso completely with the feathers ofher wings that if a predator cameby, they could not see the babyeagles at all. The only thing theycould see was the big mother eagle,and of course they didn’t want toprovoke her. The enemy wouldn’teven know the babies were there—that’s how safe those little eagletswere. And that’s how safe, secure,and protected I believe we can beunder the protective “wings” ofAlmighty God.But according to these verses,we have a responsibility too. It’sup to us to acknowledge that allof this protection that Godpromises us comes with a part thatwe must do. The way I read thisscripture, if we want to enjoy theprotection He offers, then our partis to learn to abide under Hisshadow (Psalm 91:1).To abide means to “live in,remain, and find rest and peace.”Abide means make it your lodgingplace. It means to stop and haverest. Psalm 91:1 doesn’t say run toGod only when we get into a jam,then cut out and run into anotherjam and hope to maybe somedaycome back to God just under theticking clock of the midnight hour.It means to live in His presence andto remain there continually.Therefore, I believe it’s up to us todiligently choose to live in thatplace with Him and His Wordevery day. And for what purpose?To punish us by putting boundarieson us? To me, it’s not to punish,but rather, to protect by binding usso close to Him that He is well ableto overshadow us with Hisprotective covering.I believe we have a Bible rightto turn to God when struggles andtrials come against us, and I believeHe is faithful to make a way ofescape for us. But we are the oneswho make the conscious choice toabide, live, and dwell in the shadowor the covering of Almighty God.By an act of our will and our faith,we are, according to the scriptures,to remain faithfully and confidentlywithin God’s place of heavenlysafety for us. That means to liveand function within the guidelinesof His ways and His Word. Andthen after we’ve done our part,then I believe we can expect Godto do His part as we choose todwell in Him and call Him FatherGod—the One who is our refugeand fortress.I encourage you to open yourlife today and every day to God’sWord and His promises to care foryou. Then I believe you can beginto see situations begin to turnaround for your good! YW W W. M A K E YO U R D AY C O U N T. C O M 5
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