Joshua 7:1-26; Isaiah 3:1-4:6; Luke 22:31-53
Under whose wings you have come for refuge. Ruth 2:12 NKJV
With majestic power God brought Israel to Himself on eagle’s wings (Ex. 19:4). David enjoyed preservation in the shadow of God’s mighty wings (Ps. 36:7; 57:1; 63:7). He trusted under the shelter of those wings for protection (Ps. 61:4). But Moses’ shelter (Ps. 91:1) was to be covered with His feathers, under His wings (v. 4), not outstretched wings, but the privacy of enfolding wings, near to God’s heart. How blessed! Ruth found grace (Ruth 2:10) and refuge near to God’s caring heart. We, once were strangers and afar off (Eph. 2:12-13), yet through the exceeding riches of God’s grace (v. 7) are accepted in oneness with His Beloved Son! (Eph. 1:6). —David W. Oliver
Dear, so very dear to God, dearer I could not be,
For in the Person of His Son, I am as near as He. —Catesby Paget