If I want …

• His salvation
• His strength in time of trouble
• His help
• His deliverance,

… then I must take refuge in Him.  These things are found nowhere else but “under His wings”—in His presence.

Lord, I’ve never been surrounded by soft wings; I really don’t know how that would feel.  Maybe like your daddy’s lap, or snuggling under the covers when it’s awfully cold in the bedroom, or like a feather bed, or sitting in a dark car looking out at a rainstorm that has stopped the traffic.

I can imagine it, though … the warmth, the softness, the feeling of safety and security.  Why, oh why, do I rush around outside in the angry elements, afraid and struggling, depending on my strength and my wisdom to protect me and mine?  I remember You cried one time because people refused to come nestle, to let You take care of them.

Lord, lift Your wings . . .

I’m crawling under.

This brought to mind something I wrote in the margin of my Bible … ‘Nestle – Don’t Wrestle’!  How often we wrestle with things that only serve to cause us worry, or anxiety, when all we have to do is crawl into his arms … and nestle!  Rest assured, we can trust Him with all that concerns us!  

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalm 91:1-2

Praying you’ll all have a blessed day … stay warm, wherever you are!  Hugs ~ Deborah <><

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