Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
PSALM 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
PSALM 27:5
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
Both Psalm 61:4 and Psalm 91:1 describe 'shelter' as a 'covering', while Psalm 27:5 references it to mean 'tabernacle or pavilion'. Only Psalm 27:5 is derived from the root word "cakak" which means 'covering', so we see that God is our Shelter, our covering, our tabernacle, our pavilion.
The KJV of Psalm 91:1 says God is our 'secret place' and in Psalm 32:7 God is our 'Hiding Place'. All of these verses and many more refer to God as our Shelter. But what is shelter? Is it just four walls and a roof or is it more than that?
If we only had four walls and a roof, would be sheltered? Where is our fire to keep us warm? Where are our meals to nourish us? From where does the water flow which quenches our thirst? How are we clothed? Are our feet properly shod? All of these things are in our Shelter when we are Sheltered by God.
Isaiah 33:14-17 tells us that only the righteous can live where the fire of God burns.
Isaiah 55:1-2 tells us to purchase with faith what God has promised His people: He bids the thirsty to come and drink, the hungry to feast on the richest of foods, if (vs 3) they will only listen to Him.
Isaiah 61:3 says He gives us in garments of praise in exchange for garments of despair. Revelation 3:5 tells us we are dressed in white, while Revelation 19:8 is even more specific in definition: fine linen, bright and pure, which are the righteous acts of the saints. We can't apply this type of clothing to ourselves. It must be applied by faith in and obedience under our Shelter.
Romans 13:14 tells us "put on the Lord Jesus Christ". Do you think this is impossible? Only through faith. Galatians 3:27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. Ephesians 4:21-32 shows us who we were without the covering of Christ's righteousness, how we should want to behave now that we are covered by Christ's righteousness and how to live a righteous lifestyle by turning our backs on the way we used to live versus the way we ought to live as God's people.
Ephesians 6:15 is part of the spiritual armor of God that a born-again believer wears: sandaled with the gospel of peace. In other words, always ready to preach the Faithful and True Word of God in Love. Isaiah 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, "Your God reigns!"
Are you this Sheltered? What's preventing you from opening the door of your heart and letting Jesus Christ in to it?
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone should hear My voice and open the door, then I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.
