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Do Not Fear the Darkness

DAY 5 OF 7

Under His Shelter 

“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” —Psalm 91:1

If a terrible hailstorm is coming and you’re outside, what do you do? You find shelter. That is the concept being presented in this verse. To dwell under the shelter of the Most High means we actively come under His covering in our lives by choosing to cling to Him. It’s not something that just automatically happens. Coming under the shelter of the Most High is a choice we need to make. We need to purposely look to the Lord to be our refuge, our covering, our shelter.

We see this posture in the life of Moses. When the Lord commanded Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, Moses said to the Lord, “Unless You go with me, I am not going to do it.” (See Exodus 3–4.) Moses would only go out on that mission if he knew God was with him. That’s how I feel in my life. I’m afraid to live life without God. I look around me at all the negative things that could happen—all the tragedies, all the accidents, all the uncertainties, all the sicknesses, all the dangers that are out there—and I know my only security is my relationship with God.

Beloved, we need to embrace Him as our shelter. When we do that, the Lord responds to that commitment, that humility, that dependency we have on Him by covering us with His wings. In that place of security, we experience the benefits of Psalm 91. The Lord becomes our refuge and safety. He delivers us from every trap and protects us from attacks. His faithfulness becomes our shield and much more. (Read Psalm 91.)

God loves you. Run to the safety of His covering. Let’s cling to Him every second of every day. As we do, a wonderful opening will be developed in us, which will become a channel through which God’s power and fullness will flow into our lives, and His strength will protect us.

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Do Not Fear the Darkness

In this one-week devotional author, Kirt A. Schneider takes us on a journey to overcome struggles and dark moments in our life. The Bible speaks to every aspect of our lives, and only when we are grounded in the truth of God’s Word, are we able to walk in the strength, peace, and victory of God’s promises.

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