Hide:
Is to conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered: to obstruct from view of.
After
a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their
trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a
bird literally petrified in ashes, perched as a stature on the ground at
the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked
over the bird with a stick. When he struck it, three tiny chicks
scurried from under their dead mother’s wings. The loving mother, keenly
aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of
the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing
that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had
refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat
had singed her small body, the mother had remained steadfast. Because
she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings
would live.
Does this story remind you of the everlasting love of our Lord and Savior? How
he went to the cross and died for your sins and mine. How he could have
come down from the cross and rescued himself, but like the mother bird
he chose to take the anguish and pain; even to die to cover and protect
us. The mother bird was perched against the base of the tree shielding
her babies. Jesus Christ has us at the foot of the cross where we are
shielded by His Word and covered by His blood. “You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in Your word.” When we are frightened and need a place to go, he too, will gather us under His wings. “He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. (Psalm 119:114 and Psalm 91:4.)
There is no need to fear today. No need to run and hide. God has you covered by His Word, His Wings, and His Way. Come out from hiding and praise the Lord!
TODAY IS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. LET
US PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, OUR NATION, OUR PASTORS, OUR FRIENDS, OUR
CO-WORKERS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR SICK, OUR SHUT-INS, AND OUR ENEMIES. Let
us pray and seek God’s help in every situation.
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