He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’

This psalm says that if you dwell in God’s shelter, you will abide in in the shadow of the Almighty. The point is that if you find rest and protection in God today, you will have his protection always. This reminds me of one of my favorite paintings. It’s a portrait of a person in a lighthouse that is surrounded by waves. As the waves are crashing around, the person is safe in the lighthouse.

Oftentimes, we can find ourselves as Christians, in the midst of storms. Sometimes the storms seem insignificant. They could even be “storms” of prosperity that seek to get our mind off of God and onto our good circumstances. But we don’t know what the undertow is like.  Other times, the storms are painfully obvious. If we walked out of the Lighthouse, we’d be taken away. Yet, no matter what the storm, God is our refuge forever. He is worthy to be trusted.

I don’t know where you are today or what struggles or joys you face, but our rest and hope aren’t in circumstances, our refuge is God. He is our security today and forever. Because of Jesus, all who trust in him are eternally secure in God’s trustworthy shelter.