- Abide under Shadow
Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
This Psalm promising protection is guaranteed to those who place their trust in the Lord. The Conditional Promise: if you dwell in the secret place of the most High, then you shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. How does one dwell in the secret place? Where is the secret place? The secret place is a secret to the world so that the enemies can’t get to you; it is not secret to the believer for he knows where it is and how to get there. The secret place is the Presence of God in the invisible, spiritual world on the earth that exists alongside the physical world.
Believers enter into the secret place of the presence of God in their hearts by coming before God in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ: “Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand.” (Romans 5:2). When we believe in the heart and confess with the mouth we are standing in the Presence, which is the secret place of the most High. We may not feel any different, but we believe the word and promise of God and we know where we are hiding.
By faith we know that we are abiding under the shadow of the Almighty, living, remaining, and staying under God’s protection. “Under the shadow” means we are very close to God and the shadow hints at the wings of the mother hen gathering her chickens underneath the wings. This picture is designed to provide for us a clear sense of security and safety. We can also enter in to His Presence by praying this picture specifically: picturing our self under the shadow in the secret place. In the secret place God speaks Gospel to us: I love, I forgive you, I am keeping you.
If we could only see those huge and strong wings overshadowing and covering we would feel completely safe and comfortable. But we don’t see, so we believe the description of what is promised and we know we are safe and secure.