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. Some-
what 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. She could 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.

An article in National Geographic
several years ago provided a
penetrating picture of God's wings..