Under His Wings

 


 
As the deer pants for water so my soul longs for you, Oh Lord.

 


UNDER HIS WINGS

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
baseof the tree and had gathered them under her wings,
instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.
She could have flown to safety but refused to abandon
her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had
scorched her small body, the mother had remained stead-
fast. 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)
 
 
 
 
 

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