![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() God has set His love upon you from the beginning “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son” (John 3:16), and when you set your love upon Him He will deliver you: He will set you in a high place where the enemy cannot touch your soul. “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He is your shield (used as protection against arrows and other flying objects) and buckler (a second, smaller shield used for blocking blows) thus you shall not be afraid of terror attacks by night, nor of arrows that fly by day. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, He is not only your shelter these verses speak of battle. His truth shall be your shield and buckler. It should not be surprising, then, that such a one lives “like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind” (James 1:6). One who has neither the time nor the desire to put forth the effort merely sets up a tent. Only those committed to Him are willing to dig deeply and set a secure foundation in that place. It’s a hidden, protected place near His heart where we take up permanent residence. The shadow of the Almighty is not a chain of petrol stations scattered across the world’s landscape waiting for us to stop briefly. In order to “live continuously” in God’s “hidden” protection and “permanently” stay under His “defense”, we must make our home there: we must build our house and make it our base of operations, the center of our life and activities. It’s not something you just drop by and pick up because your provisions are getting a little low. This is a mighty promise from the Lord, but it is not a “convenience store” promise. ![]() “shadow of the Almighty” – what does the shadow provide? The Hebrew word is tsêl, and it conveys the sense of defense, shade as from a beating sun. “shall abide” – what does it mean to abide? The Hebrew word is lûn, and it conveys the sense to stay permanently. “secret place” – what is this place? The Hebrew word is sêther, and conveys the sense of a hidden, protected place. “He who dwells” – what does it mean to dwell? The Hebrew word is yâshab, and it conveys the sense to settle, to continue, to endure, to remain. He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. ![]()
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