Hidden – The Presidential Prayer Team

Hide me in the shadow of your wings. – Psalm 17:8

Did you play hide and seek when you were a child? The one who found the best place to hide often won the game. When you hide yourself in Jesus, you are hidden from evil. Does that mean you will not experience the attacks or tempting of the devil? No, but the Bible says, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you” (James 4:7-8). It is difficult to do anything when one is on the run. The name of Jesus sets Satan and his demons on the run.

The Bible has a lot to say about hiding. Many of the scriptures about hiding in the Old Testament pertain to God hiding from His people, His people trying unsuccessfully to hide from Him, or people hiding from the enemy or opposing kings. The New Testament also talks about how, in Christ, God no longer hides Himself. While people still try to hide from God, they cannot. Believers do not hide from God but draw near to hide in Him. And the Lord reveals secrets to those who ask.

How do you hide yourself in Jesus? By continually drawing near to Him in worship and prayer, confessing your sin, thanking Him for what He has done, and boldly interceding for yourself and others. As you respond to His invitation to hide yourself in Him, pray for this nation. Pray for the protection of America’s freedoms of religion and speech. Ask for the wisdom to hide from the world’s deceptions in Christ’s truth.

Today’s Verse: Psalm 17:8

Keep me as the apple of your eye;
    hide me in the shadow of your wings,

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Recommended for further reading: Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,
    a very present help in trouble.
²Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
    though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
³though its waters roar and foam,
    though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
    the holy habitation of the Most High.
⁵God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved;
    God will help her when morning dawns.
⁶The nations rage, the kingdoms totter;
    he utters his voice, the earth melts.
⁷The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

⁸Come, behold the works of the Lord,
    how he has brought desolations on the earth.
⁹He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
    he breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
    he burns the chariots with fire.
¹⁰“Be still, and know that I am God.
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth!”
¹¹The Lord of hosts is with us;
    the God of Jacob is our fortress.  Selah