The shadow of thy wings

I am sitting here tonight in a very hot camper.  The heat index was supposed to be high today and it easily passed 100 degrees.  However, there is good news in a hot camper. The air conditioning is currently shut off while our new friend is cleaning it.  Hooray.  He works on air conditioners for a living and said ours will work 30-40% better.  Thank you, Scott.

The heat was making me think about how we were trying to escape the sun.  Today, the girls wanted to hand our free drinks and tracts.  We sat in the shade of a beautiful tree in front of the church.  It just made me think about this verse. 

Psa 17:8  Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 

Psa 17:9  From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.

This just reminded me of how we are protected by God just as I was protected by that tree.  The sunlight looked nice and may have its benefits for today.  But later the burn will hurt.  The world is out there, and people may try to draw us into it.  But we should stay under the protection of our Heavenly Father.