Topic: The Divine Shade
Text: Isaiah 49:13-16

Today let me share an interesting story or allegory with you. In a certain river there lived three fishes and two sharks. These sharks terrorized the fishes. These fishes then had a prayer meeting and God told them to ask for on thing each. The first one said it wanted eyes all over its body so that it would see the sharks before they pounced on it. The second asked for wings with which it could fly out of the river whenever the sharks came to attack. The third one simply asked that God should be by its side all the time. God granted their individual requests.

Soon, the sharks came hunting. They attacked the first with many eyes and it began to swim ashore. It took a jump out of the river into a little pool of water dried up and the fifth with many eyes dies. The sharks pursed the fish with wings. It too flew out of the river and as it was laughing at the sharks, an eagle flying above saw it and pounced on it and killed it. The sharks thereafter pursued the third fish, which was not even scared of them. It was just enjoying itself. The baby shark was eager to pounce on the fish but the mother shark had already seen the shadow of a man covering the fish. The mother shark said, “We dare not go near that fish.”

The Bible states that. “The Lord is your shade on your right side” (Psalms 121:5. Stay close to Him and you will remain secure forever. God is the only true source of security. He is the only One who stands by your side and keeps the enemy at bay. Our text gives us wonderful promises that will grant us victory in our battles. As long as the presence of God is with you, the sharks of this world will not be able to pounce on you. God has graven you upon His palms. He is your shade. He will contend with those that contend with you. He will feed your oppressors with their own blood as wine.

Memory Verse: Proverbs 18:10 - “The name of the LORD is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and it safe.”