An umbrella is something under which we take refuge and find protection. And the idea of the umbrella has been used to illustrate many things—like an umbrella insurance policy that covers a variety of needed protections.

We could use the image of an umbrella to describe the Word of God—a shelter that covers us and provides wisdom and direction for all of life. The Bible is full of images of the Scriptures being a source of life and wisdom, both in the Old Testament and the New. Our greatest chance of happiness and success in life is to live under the Bible’s teaching. And we do that in two ways: by reading and studying the Word of God personally and by sitting under the preaching and teaching of the Word of God in our local church. If we want to grow a strong spiritual life, we must be fed by the solid food of the Word (Hebrews 5:12-14).

Are you living under the umbrella of Scripture? Are you being fed personally and by faithful church attendance?

Never mind the scribes—what saith the Scripture?
Martin Luther