Read and meditate on Deuteronomy 33:26-28 today.
26 “There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty.
27 The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, ‘Destroy him!’
28 So Israel will live in safety alone; Jacob’s spring is secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
Deuteronomy 33 is Moses’ final blessing on the nation of Israel. Israel is about to enter the Promised Land under Joshua’s leadership. Moses is about to die and meet God face to face. In his final words, Moses reminds the Israelites (called Jeshurun, “upright ones,” in these verses) that there is no one like God. He is majestic in power, protective of His people, and tender in His care.
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. God shields us and upholds us, protects us and cares for us, uses His strength to fight for us and gives us strength so that we don’t give up the fight.
Verse 12 of this chapter gives a beautiful picture of God’s protective care for us (and is another good verse to memorize and meditate upon).
Let the beloved of the LORD rest in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between His shoulders.
Lord, let me rest between Your shoulders today.