“Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you.”
“Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.”
“Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.” [Psalm 143:8-9 NLT]
Enemies we have. Trouble often finds us. Sometimes we are our own worst enemies. Our very hearts betray us and turn against us. David had enemies, that is evident when we read Psalm 143. Yet David understood that the only place to find safety is to run and hide ourselves in God. Then we are safe.
In God we have a hiding place so secure that no matter who is trying to search us out, we cannot be found. We are safe in God, in the shadow of His wings, in the shelter of his tabernacle. “Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.” [Psalm 91:1-2 NLT]
No one can pull me from the shelter of the Most High, but so often I am tempted to try to remove myself from His safety. Things bombard my soul and assail my spirit. Temptations abound and I often find myself moving away from Him. Curiosity killed the cat and sometimes curiosity gets me in trouble too. I expose myself to harmful and hurtful things.
Mornings are my time to once again place my soul in the shelter of His wings. Mornings are my time to retreat once again to His tabernacle. I remind myself as I sit reading His word about the safety I have in Him.
