Have you ever held a young chick? One that looks so soft and fluffy and sweet and cute? After closer inspection, however, you realize that the chick’s feathers are a little stinky! The downy softness may even be matted down a bit. What does this little chick need? This little chick needs its mother to pick and poke and preen and clean it back to its sweet self!
I take this analogy personally. I can get pretty matted down by this world. A little stinky at times. But God welcomes each one of us to come to Him as-is….and He covers us with HIS feathers. He not only gathers us close to Him, but He lovingly picks and pokes and preens and cleans us as we rest under His wings as our refuge.
Would you rather: Stinky? Or safe?
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Surely He will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His feathers,
and under His wings you will find refuge;
Hs faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” Psalm 91:1-4
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