Francis Frangipane - The Shelter of the Most High: Living Your Life Under the Divine Protection of God

In Christ are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col. 2:3). To Francis Frangipane, God has given unparalleled abilities to mine out that gold in ways that enrich all of us beyond measure. Rarely do I ever read even one paragraph from my dear friend that I dont feel like saying, I was blind, but now I see. The Shelter of the Most High will take you places youve never gone before in your walk with Jesus, truly experiencing Him as your supreme shelter.

David Bryant
Founder, Concerts of Prayer International and
President, PROCLAIM HOPE!
Author of Christ Is All!

Where do you find shelter in the midst of a violent storm? What do you do when the battle rages and your strength is all but gone? How do you hear Gods voice above the thunder of intense spiritual warfare? Who can help when youre blind-sided by an unforeseen tragedy? Francis Frangipane has, once again, heard from God and points the way in The Shelter of the Most High. The principles found throughout this book are ageless and will be an enduring encouragement to the reader for years to come.

Steve Hill
Pastor and Evangelist
Dallas, Texas

With stunning clarity, Francis Frangipane has brought forth another jewel from his treasury of Christlike wisdom in TheShelter of the Most High. Need encouragement for your journey? Need insight from the Word of God? Then go no further. Francis has done it again! Read and learn how you can dwell in the secret place of the Most High!

Dr. James W. Goll
Cofounder, Encounters Network; Director, Prayer Storm
Author of The Seer, Angelic Encounters, The Lost Art of
Intercession, Praying for Israels Destiny, and many more

For several years, the Lord has kept me studying the vast amount of biblical material on Gods house as a place of refuge and intimacy for believers today. So, it was with great joy and much encouragement that I read Francis Frangipanes new presentation The Shelter of the Most High. We will all profit from the insight gleaned by this wise teacher of Scriptural truth.

Dave Butts
President, Harvest Prayer Ministries
Chairman, National Prayer Committee

Francis Frangipane is one of the most profound yet practical authors in the body of Christ. And he has done it again. TheShelter of the Most High is sure to bring strength, hope, and courage to everyone who reads it. This book is supernaturally refreshing!

Bill Johnson
Pastor, Bethel Church, Redding, California
Author, When Heaven Invades Earth

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THE SHELTER OF THE MOST HIGH by Francis Frangipane
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Copyright 2008 by Francis Frangipane
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Frangipane, Francis.

The shelter of the most high / Francis Frangipane.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-1-59979-281-1

1. Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity. I. Title.

BV4909.F73 2008
248.86--dc22

2008010448

This book was previously published as The Stronghold of God by Charisma House, copyright 1998, ISBN: 978-0-88419-547-4, and originally published as The Place of Immunity, copyright 1994.

CONTENTS

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,

And I am saved from my enemies.

Psalm 18:13

T HE BIBLE WARNS of the time before Christs return when Satan shall be cast to the earth. The devil, in ever-increasing rage, will come,... having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time (Rev. 12:12). While many search to know the specific timing of this event, one thing is obvious: in todays world, evil has become more aggressive than ever.

Thus it is imperative that we who have set our hearts on Christ learn how to abide in the living presence of God. For it is only in Him that we find the place of safety from the increasing darkness.

When I speak of protection, however, I do not mean that while on Earth we will escape suffering. Many will face persecution and even death for Jesuss sake, as the Scriptures warn: All who... live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted (2 Tim. 3:12). Nor should we expect to find a spiritual reality where we are so spiritual that the world finally loves us. If the enemies of God hated Jesus, they will hate us as well (John 15:1819). Yet there is a place of immunity. It is here, in the shelter of the Most High, where the Lord bids us to abide.

Let me also emphasize that we do not need unusual, personal conflict to desire to abide in the presence of God. Vision compelled by hunger can take us there. Worship and a pure heart can lift us Godward. Yet whether we are driven toward the stronghold of God because of problems or passion, there is a holy place where the divine presence becomes our shelter.

Once we have found this secret place in God, nothing we encounter in life can truly defeat us; God Himself preserves us in all things. In every distress or devilish plot aligned against us, we emerge as more than conquerors (Rom. 8:37, KJV). In Gods shelter, the redemptive power of Christ reverses the plans of Satan, annulling both the assault of the enemy and its aftereffects.

Beloved, even now you may be in a place of isolation, fear, or defeat. Yet your current condition is not a limitation to the Almighty. From where you are, you can reach the place of spiritual immunity: the shelter of the Most High.

Francis Frangipane

God is our refuge and strength,

A very present help in trouble.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change

And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea;