Psalm 60:4 (NIV)
But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner
to be unfurled
against the bow.
Things didn't go according to plan at a wedding in
Scotland one Saturday. A tame owl had been specially trained to carry the
wedding rings and land on a perch beside the outside altar. It was supposed to
be a wonderfully synchronized event. However, the piper began playing just as
the owl was signaled to fly. A scared lapwing shot out of the bushes and the
owl chased its prey up into a tree. The lapwing escaped but the owl remained
perched on a branch. The wedding rings were still attached to its legs!
People at the wedding were heard to say: what a hoot!
Eventually the owl was coaxed down from the tree and the ceremony continued. If
Robert Burns had been around, I guess he could have penned the immortal lines:
“the best laid schemes of owls and pipers gang aft agley.”
When the psalmist wrote about taking refuge in the
shelter of God’s wings, he wasn't literally saying that God had wings. He was
using a metaphor to describe his absolute confidence in God’s protection. In
the midst of his personal troubles and crisis, he had the utmost faith in God’s
guidance and deliverance. Even if all of the psalmist’s plans went haywire, he
would be still be assured of God’s grace and love.
To me, this is what makes faith so important –it gives us
a hope in God that He will not abandon us, and a love from God that can never
be extinguished.
Dear Lord, thank You for allowing us to take refuge in
the shelter of Your wings. Thank You for granting us unlimited grace and
everlasting love. In the midst of our problems and worries, we constantly rely
upon Your Presence and Guidance. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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