Hot enough for you?

I must talk about the heat.  I keep the weather for various cities throughout the US on my laptop's desktop (I have to know if my kids are warm or cold or wet or dry) and do you know that we have been the hottest spot on the planet for weeks now?  Alright, I'm exaggerating, but not by much.  Good thing we visited the south this month to escape it.  


Paul preached this Sunday on Psalm 121, which mentions the Lord being the shade on our right hand.  We melt not because of Him.  Have you ever noticed how many "keeps" there are in that Psalm?  Look, and you will be amazed at the Lord's keeping of you.  


This morning I read of His shade again in Isaiah 25:4: For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall, like heat in a dry place.  


Are you experiencing "heat" in any area of your life besides the outdoors?  Are the ruthless "breathing" on you?  Is the enemy having a blast at your expense?  


Step into the shade of Christ, who made heaven and earth, who keeps you, who never slumbers, who is your stronghold and your deliverer, who keeps you in perfect peace as you trust in Him.  He is the shade at your right hand.  Learn of Him, and be at rest.