Covered by His Protection

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Welcome to be on Sunday and day23 of anchored in God's
promises.
Every day this month, we'reanchoring ourselves in one
promise from God's word.
Something to hold onto as westep into the day.
Today's promise is one ofcomfort and safety.
It's found in Psalm 91, 4.
It says He will cover you withhis feathers and under his wings

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you will find refuge.
His faithfulness will be yourshield and rampart.
The imagery here is powerful.
He'll cover you with hisfeathers.
Under his wings, you'll findrefuge.
This is a picture of a motherbird spreading her wings over
her chicks.
She shields them from predators,from storms, from danger.
To be under her wings is to bein the safest place imaginable.

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In the same way, God doesn'tjust watch over us from a
distant.
He pulls us close.
He covers us.
He provides safety that isn'tfragile or temporary.
It's secure and protective andconstant.
I want you to notice the wordrefuge.
It's more than just protection.
It's a place of rest.
Refuge is where you stoprunning.

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It's where you stop panicking.
It's where you stop striving.
Life will give us storms.
We'll face moments ofuncertainty and fear, or even
spiritual attack.
But God's promise is that whenwe run to him, we are not left
exposed.
We are tucked beneath hiscovering.
That means you don't have toface today unprotected.

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The second half of the verse, itshifts from wings to weapons.
His faithfulness will be yourshield and rampart.
A shield is a personal defense.
It guards you from directattack.
A Rampart is a fortified wallaround a city offering large
scale protection.
Together they show us that God'sfaithfulness covers both the
small battles and the big ones.

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Whether it's a personalstruggle, you're quietly
carrying.
Or a massive challenge thatfeels like an army at your
gates.
His faithfulness is enough.
And here's the key.
It's not your strength.
It's not your wisdom.
It's not even your determinationthat shields you.
It's his faithfulness.

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I once heard a story about awildfire that swept through a
field after the fire had passed.
A farmer found the charredremains of a mother hen.
But when he gently moved herbody underneath her were several
live chicks untouched by theflames.
That's the picture of Psalm 91.
God himself takes the heat, thedanger, the impact so his

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children can live when you and Ifeel surrounded by the flames of
fear and temptation andhardship, remember, you are
under his wings.
His faithfulness is your shield.
So here's your challenge fortoday.
Take a moment to identify whereyou need God's covering.
Maybe it's fear about thefuture, stress about finances,

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anxiety about your family, or aspiritual battle.
You feel too weak to fight.
Now when you've got that in yourhead, pray this verse out loud.
God, cover me with your wings.
Let your faithfulness be myshield today.
Write it on a sticky note.
Save it on your phone, wallpaperor whisper it when you feel the
weight pressing in.

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Let's pray.
Father, thank you for being ourrefuge and our fortress.
Thank you that in every stormand every battle you cover us
with your wings.
Remind us today that yourfaithfulness is our shield,
protecting us from what we cansee and even what we cannot,
because we rest in you.
In Jesus' name, amen.
Thanks for joining me today onday 23.

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If today's message encourageyou, share it with someone.
Who feels exposed or unprotectedright now, they might need this
reminder that God's wings arestrong enough to cover them too.
I'll see you back here tomorrow.