Shelter Under His Wings

God is our shelter in troubling times.

There is no safer place than being tucked under the wings of the Almighty. A familiar passage to most reads, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty." (Psalms 91:1, KJV).

God is our shelter from the natural and spiritual elements. God's protective nature can be trusted. He is not going to let the devil harass us or let us be separated from His love.

Jesus wept over His people, "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing." (Luke 13:34, NIV). He longed to love and protect His people and draw them near to His heart but they refused.

Beloved, how sad we so often resist His shelter for some other refuge that fails miserably to protect us. We sought out relationships, took up hobbies, buried ourselves at work, and threw the covers over head not wanting to get out of bed! Somehow we thought we can brave the storms of life on our own. The rains and winds batter our heads but still we insisted in finding some other means to shield ourselves from the difficulties of life.

Why? The answer is pride. We want to appear strong, weathered and matured, wise and capable to withstand anything thrown at us. Such a foolish thought when you consider we would all take shelter from a tornado, hurricane or some other natural disaster without a second thought!

To those who are humble, God has this promise for us.

A promise spoken to Ruth who couldn't imagine having a husband, a child and being in the line of Jesus. Yet she received all these blessings through the humility of bowing under God's shelter. Boaz says, "The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust." (Ruth 2:12, KJV).

What wonderful protection and promises await for those who are willing to take shelter under His wings.