Today a friend wrote a note of encouragement to me along with the notation Psalm 91:1-2 which says, “He that dwelleth 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 will I trust.” My friend had no idea of the depth of the meaning that those verses have for me on a personal basis.

In 1993, it was late on a Saturday night, I was putting the finishing touches on a sermon and stopping occasionally for prayer. I’m not entirely sure now what I was praying about, but I was somewhat distressed about my life at the time. I was standing at the pulpit when I noticed the shadow which was moving quickly across the sanctuary, something was blocking the light from above. It moved over my head and I thought I could sense something passing above. At that point I jumped off the stage and looked up to see what was causing the shadow, but there was nothing there. I was frightened, and fled the church building as fast as I could.

Even though I was frightened, I believed that whatever I had experienced was of God, and had been in answer to my prayers. I found these verses in Psalm 91 and also the verses in Psalm 57:1 and 63:7. It may be that it was a hallucination, but God used it to reassure me that I was under His protection, under the shadow of His wings. He had not forgotten me, and today my friend reminded me of that again.

Dear saint of God, our God has not forgotten about you either!!