Psalms 91:1
Those who live in the shelter of Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty
What is a shelter? Shelter is a place of refuge, a place of rest, a place where we run to when there is no where else to hide from fear of death and fear of danger.
In real life when we go to shelter homes to escape from danger, we are safe physically but are we safe emotionally and mentally? We can escape from physical harm but we cannot escape from mental and emotional damage. When we live in the shelter of the Most High, we will find rest.
Those who live in the shelter of Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty
What is a shelter? Shelter is a place of refuge, a place of rest, a place where we run to when there is no where else to hide from fear of death and fear of danger.
In real life when we go to shelter homes to escape from danger, we are safe physically but are we safe emotionally and mentally? We can escape from physical harm but we cannot escape from mental and emotional damage. When we live in the shelter of the Most High, we will find rest.
The biggest pandemic right now is fear. Fear has gripped the heart of many these days. It did not start post covid but it has been there for a very long time. That is the reason the Lord gave us scriptures in the Bible about fear. I know what it feels like to be afraid. Afraid of a mere human being, afraid of people around me, afraid of the schemes of the enemy, afraid of myself, afraid of false preachers, afraid of people who are deceptive and afraid of people who might use me and abuse me. Fear is the biggest pandemic.
How do we overcome this fear? Some people are diagnosed with panic disorders, some undiagnosed, some are not aware as to why their mind races at a million miles an hour. How do you stop these racing thoughts, the racing heartbeat when you are in a fearful situation?
I wish there is a solution to this debilitating disease called fear and in a very medically apt way it is called anxiety. There is a scripture in the Bible that says : Do not be anxious. It is a commandment from the Lord. Do not be ( It is a continuous tense) a present situation of being in the constant state of fear and anxiety, So what must be do if the Lord tells us not to be anxious? What then should we do? The next line says but pray for everything and present your supplications to the Lord with thanksgiving.
How can I present my supplication of defeat in life with thanksgiving? How can I be thankful to the Lord for my present situation? It is very hard but we must simply do it because it is a commandment. I always wondered why in the ten commandments God did not give a commandment not to fear. His very first commandment is to not have any other gods before Him. Whenever we see "gods" with a small "g" it means anything other than the YAHWEH GOD! We cannot have anything that we worship more than him in our lives. It could be our job, our family, children, job, ministry, so on.
When we keep ourselves ahead of God, then we are gripped with unnecessary thoughts. Thoughts like fear, and playing our what if scenarios in our minds which do not take us anywhere in our life.
I, therefore want to dwell in the shelter of the Most High will find rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
The question for us tonight is do you want to live and dwell in the shelter of the Most High God or do you want to dwell in the shelter of the gods of this world and have restlessness?
I want to dwell in a place where I feel safe and secure and not afraid and anxious.
Because He tells me to do it, I will not fear. I will not be dismayed or discouraged. I will be at peace because I am living in the shelter of the Most High God.
Stay in his shelter, dwell in his presence and find rest.
Stay Blessed!
