He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
- Psalm 91:4 (NKJV)
Protection is a big deal in this day and age.
People have home security systems that monitor everything from carbon monoxide levels to motion in the driveway to a window being opened.
We have devices to give our children so that they are not walking alone at night and devices to give the elderly so they can call for help if they fall or have chest pain.
There is a story on the internet about a wildfire where firefighters were assessing damage after the fire had been extinguished:
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 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, so those under the cover of her wings would live.
That story has been debunked as having never happened but was perhaps published as a lesson on God’s love for His own children.
Having God as your shield means that you are His, you belong to Him, and He protects you as His own.
I will take shelter from every storm under His wings, how about you?
#dailybreadbykitty
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