The Perfect Shelter Ps 91:1

There is One perfect shelter that will withstand all attack. And this is pretty cool – it’s free! At least free to us. The price was significant to God.

There are shelters of many kinds. A shelter provides protection from danger and weather. There are women’s and children’s shelters, homeless shelters, tornado shelters, animal shelters, credit shelters and wilderness survival shelters.

We use an umbrella as a shelter from the rain and the sun, and there are shelters at many public transportation stops that are used while waiting for a bus or train, etc., to arrive. I’m certain that a search of this word would produce many more names of different types of shelters. Wikipedia says “Having a place of shelter, of safety and of retreat, i.e. a home, is commonly considered a fundamental physiological human need…”

Peter Menzel, a well-known international photographer and journalist, has a series of photos on his website of different houses in different countries around the world. There is a photo of a mud-walled house in the West African City of Djenne, Mali; an earth house in Shingkhey, Bhutan; round homes in South Africa; as well as Victorian cottages in Massachusetts and adobe style homes in New Mexico.

If you are interested, you can purchase a bomb shelter. One website I was lead to, suggested that anyone who wasn’t paranoid about the world’s threats should be paying more attention. There is a bomb shelter company in Texas that can provide structures that protect from nuclear, chemical, biological, EMP, war and tornadoes. Kind of a one-size-fits-all bunker. (I did have to look up what EMP stood for: it’s the electromagnetic pulse that is emitted after a nuclear attack.)

So, what’s the point?!  Shelters are important in our lives, albeit to varying degrees. I won’t be purchasing a build-it-yourself fallout shelter anytime soon. Perhaps I’m not paranoid enough yet.  For most, a place they call home is their safety. Yet, consider:  if there was total or perfect protection in a home, there would be no need to pursue or even think of the idea of additional shelter in the event of a catastrophic event.

There is One perfect shelter that will withstand all attack. And this is pretty cool – it’s free! At least free to us. The price was significant to God. Have you received His permanent protection? Are you able to take refuge in His shadow?
Continue for a study on Ps 91:1.

 

Author: Sharyn Balogh

You know it's difficult to write about yourself. The most important fact I can disclose is that I'm saved by God's grace through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. My desire is to live a life honoring to God in response for the gift of salvation I've been given. This is so much easier said than done! I struggle daily with right choices, right words, right thoughts, and right actions. My best and only defense against sin is the power of God in me and for that I am inexpressibly thankful. I have three amazing grown-up children who have responded to God's call in their lives along with their spouses. One of the great joys of my life is knowing my children and their families strive to serve and follow God. My grandchildren are another wonderful joy in my life! My husband and I are blessed with four beautiful grandchildren to date with another expected very soon on September 12th. We also are thankful for the comforting knowledge that an additional three of our grandchildren, a set of twins at three months gestation and a little boy, Isaac, at four and a half months gestation, are in our Savior's presence. I have attended the same church since the day my eyes were opened to Truth over thirty years ago. How fortunate it is to have been led by God’s hand immediately to a church body that follows the Bible, no man-made doctrines, just the Word clear and strong. My husband is my best friend, my confidant, my encourager, and I still can't believe how blessed I am by his example of love and generosity towards everyone around him. He is God-fearing, compassionate, and kind and I have learned so much from him. I am a daughter to my almost 92 year-old mother, sister to three brothers, a wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, neighbor and friend. That means, whomever is reading this, we probably have something in common! I love every unique role I have been placed in. I'm frequently stretched and sometimes feel like silly putty that wants to bounce right back into my comfort zone. My greatest ambition is to be a follower of Jesus; a light that shines for Him at all times, in all circumstances. So, there it is, a bit about me. I guess I was able to write about myself after all! However, my existence cannot be defined without Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Savior. His love has permeated my life to His glory and my eternal thankfulness.