Your Shade on Your Right Hand
We learn more about God, our Watchman, in Psalm 121:5-6 New American Standard Bible:
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade on your right hand.
The sun will not smite you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
Again, we are reminded that God is our KEEPER. And He doesn’t just give you shade on your right hand. He IS your shade on your right hand. When you’re in the scorching hot sun, the shade is near you, and if you are fully in the shade, it is actually on you. This shows us how NEAR God is to us. God is so near to you, and He refreshes you with His NEARNESS.
As God is your shade on your right hand, you are under His shadow. We read in Psalm 91:1 New International Version:
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
To dwell in God’s shelter is to obey His Word and to walk with Him. As you dwell in His shelter, He provides REST in His shadow. Rest H3885 means “to stay, abide, dwell, lodge, remain, tarry”. Dwelling is staying in His presence, living in it. Rest doesn’t necessarily mean we are not busy. Mom’s are always busy! Rest means that in the midst of our business, we can ABIDE in His presence, close to Him, knowing that He is always working on our behalf, always good, because GOD IS GOOD.
Your right hand symbolizes your working hand. We all have work to do. As you do your work as unto the Lord, He sees you. He sees your right attitude. He sees your service. He sees how you lay your life, your time, your energy down for your family. Moms work a lot! …at home, at work, always “on call.” God will REFRESH you with His presence, moms, as you faithfully serve your family, as He Himself is your shade.
Your right hand also symbolizes your hand of intercession. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father, interceding for us (Romans 8:34). As you intercede for others, He will be close to you, because He is the well of living water inside you (John 7:38), REVIVING you as you serve Him interceding, praying. You can intercede for others as God brings them to mind, in the midst of your business.
As you journey through this life, God will keep you from the dangers of travel. Whether you realize it or not, we travel a lot during our lives. If you have a fitbit or apple watch, in fact, you can know exactly how many steps you travel each day, and Google maps can tell you how many miles you travel in a year and exactly where you have been (it’s kind of creepy, actually!). As you journey through this life, you will face dangers now and then. God is your KEEPER and He will be with you. He will not forsake you.
Because God Himself is your shade, the light from the fierce hot sun will not hurt you. Just as the shade protects you from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun, so God PROTECTS you. God sent the cloud to shield the Israelites as they traveled through the wilderness. Have you ever been at the beach and you are sweating profusely in the blazing sun? Then someone comes with an umbrella, and you feel so much better after you are under it. In His shade, you are sheltered, protected.
The night has its dangers as well. At night the dangerous animals come out, and the wicked can use the cover of darkness to hide their evil deeds. When the Israelites traveled through the wilderness at night, God sent a pillar of fire to protect and lead them. Animals won’t come near fire. Fire also keeps you from the danger of the stark cold temperatures at night. God didn’t let the moon smite the Isrealites, as He protected them with the light and warmth from the pillar of fire, and He will not let the night smite you either. He is your KEEPER.
So moms, be comforted today that
AS YOU JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE, GOD IS YOUR SHADE TO REFRESH YOU WITH HIS NEARNESS AND HIS PRESENCE.
In His Love,
Suzanne
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