2 Chronicles 25:1-28; Ezekiel 42:1-20; John 18:28-19:16
In the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities have passed by. Psalm 57:1 NKJV
This verse brings to mind the story of a mother hen trapped and facing a raging fire. Gathering her young chicks under the safety of her wings, their lives are spared, but at the cost of her own. Jesus too, gave His life enduring the fire of God’s wrath against sin, so that we might be saved. Now, as His children, we can run to Him with whatever calamity is currently raging in our lives. His loving arms will gather us close, sheltering us and providing just what we need. —E. V.
Under His wings, under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever. —William Cushing