Devotion - God's Shadow

Devotion - God's Shadow

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February 24, 2021
God's Shadow
“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalm 17:8)

There are 12 references in the Bible to God’s “shadow,” understood as a type of His invisible but very real guiding presence. The reference in our text above is the first, and there are three other references to this beautiful metaphor—the “shadow” of the wings of God. Psalm 36:7 assures us that men can “put their trust under the shadow of thy wings,” and Psalm 57:1 that we can take refuge there “until these calamities be overpast,” and then we can “rejoice” there (Psalm 63:7).

The Lord’s presence is like “the shadow of a great rock in a weary land,” according to Isaiah 32:2. The same prophet quoted God as saying that “I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand” even as He formed the heavens and the earth, while hiding us “in the shadow of his hand” (Isaiah 51:16; 49:2).

Then there is the wonderful promise of Psalm 91:1: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” He can also be “a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall,” bringing down “the heat with the shadow of a cloud” (Isaiah 25:4-5). Similarly, He is “a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain” (Isaiah 4:6).

The last reference speaks of “the anointed of the LORD” (that is, of the Messiah, Jesus Christ), assuring God’s people that “under his shadow we shall live among the heathen” (Lamentations 4:20). These are all “exceeding great and precious promises” (2 Peter 1:4). Hidden under the shadow of God is indeed a good and safe place to be in times like these. HMM

 

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  • In God’s Shadow

     
    We speak out like children
    Of the dreams that we chase and pursue
    These rights we hold precious
    Say it loud enough
    And it'll be true
    In the company of strangers
    Wild conversation
    And the hours go by so fast
    And you find a lot of wisdom there
    At the bottom of the glass
    But when the lights go down
    And the laughter fades away
    Somewhere beneath the moon and stars
    All of life certainties they
    They all just slip away
    And you lie down in God's shadow
    At the end
    The end of the day
    We speak revolution
    But the future's already been sold
    The masters of diffusion
    Spinning their fine webs into gold
    And the party's just begun
    This matter of resistance
    Our ship was built to last
    We're sailing out on troubled seas
    Nail your colors to the mast
    But when the lights go down
    And the laughter fades away
    Somewhere beneath the moon and stars
    All of life certainties they
    They all just slip away
    And you lie down in God's shadow
    At the end
    The end of the day
    The avenue is so crowded
    And they're turning up the heat
    And the red lights keep on flashing
    Out there tonight on Bourbon Street
    On Bourbon Street
    Wild conversation
    And the hours go by so fast
    And you find a lot of wisdom there
    At the bottom of the glass
    Yeah yeah yeah yeah
    But when the lights go down
    And the laughter fades away
    Somewhere beneath the moon and stars
    All of life certainties they
    They all just slip away
    And you lie down in God's shadow
    At the end
    The end of the day
    The end of the day
    The end of the day
    The end of the day
    Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
    Lay down your soul with me
    Lay down your soul tonight
    Lay down your soul with me
    And everything will be alright
    It'll be alright
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    Songwriters: John Waite
    In God’s Shadow lyrics © Royalty Network
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    “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalm 17:8) There are 12 references in the Bible to God’s “shadow,” und…
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