My Dwelling Place

The psalmist tells us that the Most High God--the Almighty--longs to cover His children under His wings. As the mother bird gathers her children under her wings for protection, so he views God's child as living under God's wings and thus, in His shadow. As we abide there, God acts as our Shelter, our Shield, our Fortress, our Security, our Bulwark, our Deliverer. God becomes our Dwelling Place. His angels guard our every step. He enables us to "feast our eyes" on His salvation, to rest securely in the truth that He will answer us when we call on Him. We need not fear the terrors of the night or the destruction that lays waste at noon.

When He becomes my Dwelling Place, the God I trust, like Joseph and Daniel I will always live with a sense of His presence. Whether I am walking the halls at WC or walking The Acres or walking the aisles of a grocery store, I am at home with Him, my Dwelling Place. I am under His wings and walking in His shadow step by step. I can begin right this moment--sure of His goodness and mercy active in my life--to dwell in the house of the Lord forever. "Under His wings I am safely abiding; though the night deepens and tempests are wild, still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me; He has redeemed me, and I am His child. Under His wings, under His wings, who from His love can sever? Under His wings my soul shall abide, safely abide forever." Today, rest in the shadow and under the wings of the Almighty God, the Most High God, your eternal Protector and Deliverer.