“He who dwells in the
shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91).
Many
years ago, my family and I rented several cabins on Lake
Texoma; a very large lake on the Texas and Oklahoma
border. We also rented a small boat to get us out to a little island where we
could fish and swim. This lake is so big it almost generates its own weather.
In the hottest part of the summer large thunderstorms develop almost every
afternoon.
One
of these afternoons while we were out on our little island we watched a huge
storm develop in the distance and we decided to leave the exposed island and
return to the mainland and to the safety of our cabins. It took us two complete
trips to get everyone and all our gear back ashore. The last trip was real
scary as the storm was already upon us, but we made it just before large rain
and hail started to pound us. We gathered what we could from the boat and what
we had set on the dock and ran for the nearest shelter; we didn’t have time to
make it to the cabins. Instead, we ran for a public restroom which we knew was
made of cinderblocks and concrete. We figure this was the safest place to hide
from the storm. We barely got everyone, all our gear and our little dog into
our shelter when a tornado ripped through the campground and we watched the
little boat we had tied to the dock get sucked up into the storm. For a while
we were terrified and worried we might not survive. We were so thankful for the
safety of the shelter we had found though! Thank God after the storm passed we
were all together safe and alive!
Where
is the safe shelter for us to run to when frightening storms of life bear down
on us? Where shall we rest? The LORD says in today’s featured Scripture those
who dwell in His shelter will rest also in His mighty shadow. As I consider
this Spiritual fact I envision a downy little eaglet hunkered down under the
wings of its strong parent as a fierce summer storm tries to blow the little
eagle’s nest apart. All the while though, the little one knows it is safe there
under the mighty wings of its parent. So are we also safe up under the wings of
our heavenly Father. He
is our shelter our strong tower; He is our refuge and our fortress!
He
is our God, in Him we trust.