Too Hot to Handle (Friday Devotional)

 

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

- Psalm 91:1

We all knew it was coming, sooner or later. When the calendar turned from May to June and graduation announcements started coming in the mail and the neighborhood swimming pool opened its gates, all the signs were there. Summer has arrived.

And if this week is any indication, it’s not going to be a mild one. We’ve entered fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk territory, the kind of heat that has you sweating before you even realize you’re outside. This is the type of summer that will have even the toughest Texan proclaiming air conditioning is a fundamental human right. In this kind of heat, a few minutes outside will have you looking anxiously for a building, any building, that has the A/C going.

In Psalm 91, the writer compares God to that sort of a shelter, a source of respite when things are getting too hot to handle. When the stresses of life are beating down on you like the midday sun, you can rest in the shadow of the Almighty and find relief. In the Father’s presence there is peace.

So the question is, why would you go anywhere else? God is the source of all comfort, the wellspring of life. He leads you beside still waters and restores your soul. In a world marked by discomfort, disappointment, and distress, find your rest in him.