UNDER THE SHADOW OF ALMIGHTY

₦Sermon 47

UNDER THE SHADOW OF ALMIGHTY

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty”— Psalm 91:1 KJV.

                                          Text: Psalm 91:1-16, Psalm 121: 1-8.

We believe that a shadow is a dark image projected onto a surface where light is blocked by the shade of an object (the English Dictionary). When there is no light, darkness will dominate and the place that is dark no man will be able to see any object that is hidden in it.  In God’s place it is believed that anybody that is found there is secured and an enemy would not be able to see him or her in such a place because he lives under the shadow of God. Such a place is called the secret place of the Most High where a fugitive runs to for safety.
When someone lives under the shadow of God, he is secure, from being afraid.  There is no need for him to fear any evil, the terror of the night or the arrow that flies in the day. The person will sleep and will not be attacked in the dream because some people die based on the account that they are being attacked in a dream. But you that live under the shadow of God will not be attacked by the dreadful arrows of the enemies that fly in the day.

As you make God your refuge, you will not dread the disease that stalks in the darkness. Even if your enemy has endeavoured to poison you with some devilish charms, it will not work for him. Instead he will see you bouncing in good health because you live under the shadow of God.

The disaster that strikes at mid-day shall not touch you.  When it is happening at front, the Almighty will make you to be at back and – verse-versa.

A woman whose children are rich was kidnapped from her sleeping room. As the kidnappers passed the gate and were carrying the woman to put into their car booth, they seemed to have been pursued by a mighty band of warriors or soldiers. They left the woman there and ran away for their lives and the old woman in that night used the opportunity to run into a bush and slept their till the dawn of the day.

Brethren, we have seen that there was no band of soldiers that made those kidnappers to leave the woman and run away other than the presence of God. He has come into the case of the woman. The woman was a devoted believer and who had also trained all her children in the way of the Lord.  Then, the God who has promised his people to rescue them at the time of their trouble came for the woman’s case. God is a great warrior and his presence alone creates fear in the minds of his enemies and causes them to tremble and run away. Therefore, we should not fear the disaster that may strike at any time. A thousand may fall at your sides, though ten thousand are dying around you. What are those things falling and dying around you?  They are the dreadful charms or talisman your enemies are sending against you and God is always keeping you safe from any spiritual battle. They may invoke the spirits of the dead ones to come and attack you but because you live under the cover of God, such spirits are rendered powerless to execute their devilish mission on you. Such evils will not come upon you; instead they will backfire to the senders. The Psalmist says, just open your eyes and see how the wicked are punished.    

Living under the protective wings of God brings a promise of deliverance. As David lives under the shadow of God he was able to escape the wrath of Saul on him. He was also able to escape from the house of Abimelech who would hand him over to his enemy. The fact is that no evil shall come against the one who lives under the shadow of God because he will order his angels to protect him from anywhere he goes and no harm shall touch him. Therefore brethren let us draw close to God so that we may be under his powerful and protective wings.

————Meditation Point——————
 Lord Jesus! May we continue to abide in your protective wings so that our enemies and the flying arrows that strike at any time will not attack or hurt us — Amen!