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 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.
>> >
>> >Should 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, 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)
>> >
>> >Being loved this much should make a difference in your life.
>> >Remember the One who loves you and then, be
>> >different because of it.

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