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Before The Day (Track #8)

Last night when I was sleeping
You were watching over me
While I dreamt about tomorrow
You knew my every need

Now another day is waiting
For me to make it through
And there's no way that I could face it without You

Before the day slips away
I want to stop and say
I love You I love You
Before the world rushes in again
I want to stop and say there's none above You
There's none above You
I'll just be still and know You are God
Be still and know You are God

There's something about the morning
The stillness of it all
It calms my heart to hear You
When You gently call

Here I am in Your presence
Where I long to be
Alone with You in the silence
Bring down Your love and Your mercy
Whisper softly to me

The chorus to this song is so powerful and moving. The Psalmist wrote, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust." Psalms 91:1-2NKJV. It is in the “secret place” that we can truly say, “Before the day slips away, I want to stop and say I love You I love You. Before the world rushes in again, I want to stop and say there's none above You. There's none above You. I'll just be still and know You are God. Be still and know You are God.” Is there a quiet place in your day when you step into a place with God to say “I love You”. My this is convicting. Stop right now, if you have not already today, and just say, “God, I love you. There is none above you. I’ll just be still and know you are God.”

Even a Dog Finds Shadows

God continues to teach through Psalm 91. Today, I have spent time focusing on verses one and two. Trying to commit them to memory.

“He who dwell in the shelter (secret place, KJV) 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.”

As I was praying and seeking God, Mary Anne’s dog, Marley, walked around me and moved from laying in the sun to the shade. Even a dog knows where to find shade when the heat is on. God is calling us, to “dwell” (stay) in Him. He will be so large in our life that we can abide (stay) in His shadow. We will be so close to Him that the dust of His feet will be on us. As He moves, we move. As He stops, we stop. We stay with Him. When the heat is too hot, the dangers are ever present and you feel that you are about to be defeated, look around. Are you dwelling in the secret place? Is He your refuge for safety? Is He your fortress for protection? I am reminded of the words of Christ in the later parts of John 6. He had been doing some hard teaching and people were leaving Him. In verse 67 Jesus says, “Do you want to go away as well?”. Peter seemed to most always have good answers, “Lord, to whom shall we go, you have word of eternal life” (v68). We can only be in one place at a time, let us choose the right place.