He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. —Psalm 91:1.
During the summer’s scorching heat, where did you find your shadow of protection and refreshment? When life caved in and the heat of frustration, disappointment, loss, and anger blazed in your heart, where did you turn for deliverance and hope? When we place our lives in the care of God Most High, we find that his shadow of protection and refreshment covers us. Even in times of difficulty, we know that he has protected us from the worst of satan’s withering attacks and that his presence offers us strength that we may not often see but always can trust. We live in a hard and hot world that is in decay and yearns for deliverance (Romans 8:19-20, 22-23), yet we know that our hope for the future is even greater than what is in this psalm because we will eternally live “in the shelter of the Most High” and “rest in the Shadow of the Almighty” (Romans 8:18, 21, 24-25).