SUNDAY CHOICE – GOD’S WINGS – by Charles Schokman
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart”. Psalm 91:4.
The phrase “God’s wings” represents a beautiful, ancient biblical metaphor of divine protection, comfort, and refuge. Rather than a literal physical description, the scriptures use this imagery to depict God as a loving shelter—much like a mother bird shielding her chicks from life’s storms and predators.
An article in National Geographic several years ago provided an interesting 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. Then 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, who loves you enough to send his only Son to die on a cross so you could live with Him… and then be different because of it.
Pray these hymns refreshes us to know that under God’s wings we are safely abiding.
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