A Covering

 

I will be a covering
over all the glory
over all
the holiness

a cloud by day
a flame by night
your shade, your refuge
your rest.

Jesus establishes my covering.

“. . .then the LORD will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a covering. And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.” Isaiah 4:5,6 NKJV

Kept

 

I am your Keeper
who does not sleep
who preserves your soul
from evil schemes

who provides all
the shade you’ll need
and draws your eyes
to look at Me.

A laid down life is kept by the Lord.

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills – from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul.” Psalm 121:1,2,3,5,7 NKJV

Prayer Shade

“Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade,
And like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages,
So I have been allotted months of futility
And wearisome nights have been appointed to me.”  Job 7:2-3

We all need a little shade during the heat of the day.

Lord, help me to pray, providing  shade for someone today.  And here’s a simple poem . . .

Shaded

source – christimcguireblog.com

Shade shelters
the droughted grass
from the searing sun

and all around
each tree’s base
lies a circular rung

still green
to the edge
of the branches’ reach

prayers
sent up and out
to cover and to keep.