Year 8, Day 225: Psalm 91

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The opening verse to this psalm sets a great tone.  What is the result of dwelling with God?  We get to live in His shadow.  This is an interesting tone to set.  Typically, human beings work hard to get out of someone else’s shadow.  We are trying to get noticed.  We are trying to get attention.  We want to be unique and different.  Yet, being with God means inherently trying to dwell in His shadow.  This is why true Christianity feels so counter-cultural.

There are some perks to dwelling in the shadow of the Lord.  He protects us when we are in His shadow.  He will ease our fears.  He will turn aside destruction.  Evil will run from His sight.  He will send His servants to raise us up.  He will walk with us through turmoil.  Living in His shadow brings great benefit.

This really brings us back to being humility.  Christ Himself gave up being God to come and dwell with us and die for us.  He was willing to think lower of Himself than was truly deserved.  To follow Christ implies being humble.

Our relationship with God is better when we are humble and dwell in His shadow.  For the record, our communities are better, too.  When we are humble and think of others and place ourselves in the shadow instead of in the spotlight, our communities are better off for it.

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