Thinking of the significance of a friendly shade, I am reminded of a large, beautiful oak tree that grew in the midst of a forty acre field. That oak tree did not appeal to me in the least during January or February when daddy had me cutting persimmon sprouts out of the field. It really did not mean much to me when we planted cotton or the early plowing of the cotton. But when the sun began to heat up the air and burn the skin, then I developed an entirely different perspective of the tree. It became a refuge in which I found comfort from the broiling sun.
In the frozen wastelands of northern Alaska or Canada you won't be hearing conversations about the need for a friendly shade. Those conversations only come about when the situation arises that would cause the desire or need for the friendly shade.
A person's path may take him/her into a variety of situations in which there is no need nor thought about a friendly shade. But the statement about the possibility of rain falling into your life is true for, "Into each life some rain must fall." So you can be sure that into each life there will come the time for the need of a friendly shade in which one can escape the problems of life. Jesus Christ wants to be the friendly shade for each of us. Perhaps, today, He does not look as if He is beckoning to you, yet he still says, "come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest". Just be aware there is a shade to be found, and you will find it to be "a friendly shade".
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