One of the greatest statements made in all time concerning safety is that found in the Scriptures in the ninety-first Psalm: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
The text of this Psalm goes on to speak of refuge and fortress, of deliverance from snare and pestilence and destruction. It declares that no plague shall come near the dwelling of him who makes God his habitation. Angels shall have charge over him, long life shall satisfy him, salvation shall be shown unto him—all because he has set his love upon the Almighty and dwells in His secret place, under His shadow.
The writer of the Psalm evidently knew much about the safety which accompanies prayerful habitation within divine Mind. Obviously this dwelling in "the secret place," the unity of man with God, is spiritually mental, something which comes through prayer and understanding and spiritual power, and is not a matter of place or circumstance or outward determination. Clearly these promises say that by reason of love for and obedience to divine law and precept, within the sheltering understanding of the omnipresence of God, safety is found.
