Those under the cover of her wings would live.
posted by Suzin McNeill
An article in National Geographic
several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God's wings. 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 statuesquely 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 gently 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 scorched her small body, the
mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to
die, those under the cover of her wings would live.
"He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge." (Psalm 91:4). Being loved
this much should make a difference in your life. Remember the One who
loves you and then be different because of it.
Beauty for Ashes, Is Holiness!
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.