“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.”
—Psalm 91:1

If a terrible hailstorm is coming and you’re outside, what do you do? You find shelter. That is the concept being presented in this verse. To dwell under the shelter of the Most High means we actively come under His covering in our lives by choosing to cling to Him. It’s not something that just automatically happens. Coming under the shelter of the Most High is a choice we need to make. We need to purposely look to the Lord to be our refuge, our covering, our shelter.

We see this posture in the life of Moses. When the Lord commanded Moses to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, Moses said to the Lord, “Unless You go with me, I am not going to do it.” (See Exodus 3–4.) Moses would only go out on that mission if he knew God was with him. That’s how I feel in my life. I’m afraid to live life without God. I look around me at all the negative things that could happen—all the tragedies, all the accidents, all the uncertainties, all the sicknesses, all the dangers that are out there—and I know my only security is my relationship with God.

Beloved, we need to embrace Him as our shelter. When we do that, the Lord responds to that commitment, that humility, that dependency we have on Him by covering us with His wings. In that place of security, we experience the benefits of Psalm 91. The Lord becomes our refuge and safety. He delivers us from every trap and protects us from attacks. His faithfulness becomes our shield and much more. (Read Psalm 91.)

God loves you. Run to the safety of His covering. Let’s cling to Him every second of every day. As we do, a wonderful opening will be developed in us, which will become a channel through which God’s power and fullness will flow into our lives, and His strength will protect us.

Father God, I run to the safety of Your covering. Hide me under the shelter of Your wings. With all the dangers in the world, You are my safety. I choose to cling to You. I cling to Your love and protection. I cling to Your unmerited kindness and Your guidance. Like Moses, I don’t want to take a step unless You’re with me. Father God, You are my certainty. I put my trust in You.

Rabbi Kirt A. Schneider, Rivers of Divine Truth (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.