Tuesday 10th February

Quiet your heart and mind. Consider breathing deeply and exhale slowly. Listen deeply. What words of praise do you hear in your soul?

“Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song."

Psalm 95:2

your heart.

Scripture

Read Psalm 91

First pray this prayer for yourself. Read it 2 more times slowly. How does it bless you or help you?

At home in his shadow

To walk (or dwell/abide, as verse 1 says) in someone’s shadow takes intentionality. If you’ve been on a walk with a friend, usually there is a little bit of space, and certainly you are not trying to walk in their shadow. Now imagine a young child, following a parent, trying to stay in his or her shadow. To walk in someone’s shadow means walking closely to them, in step with them as they walk. What rhythms or practices help you walk closely with Jesus?

Charles Spurgeon writes, “The shadow of God is not the occasional resort, but the constant abiding place of the saint. Here we find not only our consolation, but our habitation—not only a loved haunt, but a home. We ought never to be out of the shadow of God." Home is where we are most at rest, where we can be ourselves and share what is most deeply on our hearts. What might you thank Him for or ask Him for as you rest in His shadow?

In the rest of Psalm 91, we see what happens when we “dwell in the shelter of the Most High." We have a loving Father who wants us to draw near to Him so that He can:

• Deliver us (v. 14)
• Protect us (v. 14)
• Answer us (v. 15)
• Be with us in trouble (v. 15)
• Rescue us (v. 15)
• Satisfy us (v. 16)
• Show us His salvation (v. 16)

What would it look like to “abide in the shadow of the Almighty" (v.1) today? 

Brittany Mann, Director of Church Relations (USA & Canada), USA

Now ask God who you can pray this prayer for. Write out the prayer related to them. Ask God if you should send it to them.

Kids’ Question: What helps you to walk closely with Jesus?