Under His Wings

Yesterday evening as I was winding down before bed, I spent some time in prayer. It felt like there was a lot to pray about. 

Two hurricanes have recently gone through the United States. A bad fire is raging in the state of Wyoming right now. The land of Israel has wars on all fronts, not to mention missiles flying overhead. Sickness seems to be everywhere. Headaches and nauseous stomachs seem to be common in our home right now. None of this is entirely new. Hurricanes, fires, war, sickness, and such have been going on for centuries. 

But this time, something seems different. They are all happening at once. I can hardly keep up with things to pray about. 

What’s next? 

A political storm? An economic collapse? Something big in the United States? 

It sure feels like it. 

I seriously began to wonder if I should read from a chapter in the book of Matthew about the last days rather than check the latest news on my phone. Matthew 24 might actually give me a better “heads up” about what is coming next. It’s kind of crazy. 

I began to feel a little uneasy. And then, just as soon as that unsettled feeling came over me, the words to a hymn I love came to my mind. 

I was so blessed, I began singing the song in my bedroom last night. Within a short time, an enormous wave of peace came over me. Singing to the Lord does that. It shifts your focus. 

Perhaps you will be blessed by the words to this hymn like I was last night. 

1. Under His wings I am safely abiding.

Tho' the night deepens and tempests are wild,

Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me.

He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

2. Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow! 

How the heart yearningly turns to His rest!

Often when earth has no balm for my healing,

There I find comfort, and there I am blest. 

3. Under His wings, oh, what precious enjoyment!

There will I hide till life’s trials are o’er;

Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me.

Resting in Jesus, I’m safe evermore. 

Refrain:

Under His wings, under His wings,

Who from His love can sever?

Under His wings my soul shall abide,

Safely abide forever.

~ William Cushing

Words from Psalm 91 came to my mind last night. 

“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” 

Psalm 91:4

This entire Psalm, Psalm 91, is a good one to be reading right now, like daily. 

A safe place to be in these days we live in? 

Under His wings.

My favorite bird, a dove.