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 (NIV)
Dad had some interesting personal stories on things he had witnessed with the farm animals in his care. He often spoke of how intelligent the barnyard animals were. He mentioned several times how if one of the local kids happened to pass a shadow over a mother hen, she would squat and begin squawking and spread her wings. No matter where her chicks were in the yard they would run to her and get under her wings to huddle and take refuge. When I asked why he said, “That shadow might have been from a hunting hawk on the wing and she was protecting her children. A hawk would have to go through her first to get to them.”
There have
been a few times in my life when I saw the shadow and witnessed His protection,
and I am pretty sure other times when I was unaware of His wings overshadowing
my situation, He was always watching, always faithful. That I am here to share
this after some 70+ years is testimony to His gracious care.
The psalmist’s
explanation is the perfect word picture of who the Lord is. We can always run
to Him in any circumstance and any situation, whether it be danger or
temptation. God is our refuge from every assault. He says, “Run to Me. I will
keep you safe and warm.” If a chick would light out on its own it would be easy
pickings for a hawk. As it is, as we run under His wings of protection, we are
under the shadow of the Almighty, and to get to us Satan would have to go
through Him first.
The Lord
will cover and protect, empowering you with inner strength through His Eternal
Spirit. We never have to wing it, that is His job. In his doxology, Jude writes
of Christ our Lord: “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to
present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to
the only God our Savior be glory, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our
Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen” (Jude 24-25).
Maranatha,
Ken
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Él te cubrirá con sus plumas, y debajo de sus
alas encontrarás refugio; Su fidelidad será tu escudo y tu baluarte. Salmos
91:4 (NVI)
Nunca necesitamos improvisar
Ha habido algunas ocasiones en mi vida en las que he
visto la sombra y he sido testigo de Su protección, y estoy bastante seguro de
que otras veces en las que no me daba cuenta de que Sus alas ensombrecían mi
situación, Él siempre estaba observando, siempre fiel. Que esté aquí para
compartir esto después de unos 70+ años es testimonio de Su cuidado lleno de
gracia.
La explicación del salmista es la imagen perfecta de
quién es el Señor. Siempre podemos acudir a Él en cualquier circunstancia y en
cualquier situación, ya sea peligro o tentación. Dios es nuestro refugio de
todo asalto. Él dice: "Corre hacia mí. Te mantendré seguro y cálido".
Si un polluelo se apagara por sí solo, sería presa fácil para un halcón. Tal
como están las cosas, mientras corremos bajo Sus alas de protección, estamos
bajo la sombra del Todopoderoso, y para llegar a nosotros, Satanás tendría que
pasar primero por Él.
El Señor te cubrirá y protegerá, empoderándote con
fuerza interior a través de Su Espíritu Eterno. Nunca tenemos que improvisar,
ese es Su trabajo. En su doxología, Judas escribe acerca de Cristo nuestro
Señor: "Al que es poderoso para guardaros sin tropezar y presentaros
delante de su gloriosa presencia sin mancha y con gran gozo, al único Dios
nuestro Salvador sea la gloria, el poder y la autoridad, por medio de
Jesucristo nuestro Señor, antes de todos los siglos, ahora y por los siglos.
Amén" (Judas 24-25).
Maranatha
Ken
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Comunícate con Ken en kendevans@gmail.com
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