SAVED COVERED BY WINGS
An article in the National Geographic several years ago provided a picture of God’s love for us. After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the damage.
One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Sickened by the 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 bird, aware of the 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 scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast. She had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live.
Being loved that much should make a difference in your life. Remember the One who loves you, the One who died for you and the One that covers you with His wings.
Remember THAT, the next time you are enticed to sin once again. Remember that the price has been paid so that you can be delivered from that sin. Then focus on Christ and you will no longer be enslaved to sin.