The Hide-Out

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 NKJ

As a child I always cast jealous eyes on other children’s playhouses or clubhouses. In fact, I remember my sister and me studying one of the chicken brooder houses on our farm to see if we might "remodel" it. Inside the farmhouse we often made tents out of laundry racks and blankets. Under the warm light of a flashlight, we tucked ourselves away in our safe fantasy place.

Other secret places captivated me too. I remember seeing movies of houses with bookcases that turned and revealed either a secret passage or a little room. When I read the autobiography of Corrie TenBoom, The Hiding Place, it was fascinating to read where her family hid the Jews within their small house during World War II. Clever hiding rooms were built for slaves escaping north before the Civil War—all designed to be kept secret, except to those who knew the codes of the Underground Railroad.

But here, in this scripture, we read that the Most High God has a secret place for those who would go to Him for hiding. And what are these escapees hiding from? We read of snares, deadly pestilences, terrors, arrows, plagues, armies, disasters of all kinds. No matter what our personal worlds throw against us, those things are on the outside of that secret place in which we can go. Often times, there are others who hide with us against the same outside forces. I envision a light, maybe a lantern, filling the small space with light and warmth, because the Spirit of God, our Light provides this place for us.

I am comforted by this reminder, and the picture of a place that says, "All is well. Rest."Enjoy the fellowship of this small space until the danger is past. The Most High has provided for you.