Psalm
36:7
WARMTH
WITHIN HIS WINGS
How
excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God!
therefore
the children of men put their trust
under
the shadow of thy wings.
The picture here is of a
protective mother hen guarding her baby chicks. Jesus even presented this image
of Himself when He said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets,
and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy
children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would
not!” (Luke 13:34). I am not saying that God is female. However, He expresses
the nurturing, protective heart of a mother toward her babies. One of the names
for God is El Shaddai which means all-sufficient One who sustains. Shaddai even
has the connotation of “many-breasted.” What
a picture of the love of our God – a mother nursing her baby!
Maternal instinct is to
protect and provide for her children at all cost. It is a self-sacrificing
love. The Lord is the complete personification of perfect love. The Lord Jesus
laid down His life to save, to redeem His children. He is the mother hen, but
He is also the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep (John 10:11).
You may have heard it said that, “Your mother is your mother forever. You will
always be her baby.” When we are Jesus’
lamb, His child, we are His forever. He will never let us go!
John
10:27-29 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I
give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man
pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
We are
helpless, fearful chicks; but our Father like a mother hen or duck has wings that are
strong to shield us. No predator wants to come between a mother and her chicks.
We can rest securely under the mighty wings of our God.
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