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THE FIRE
An article in National Geographic several years ago
provided a penetrating picture of God's wings.
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park,
forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess
the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally
petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground
at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie
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, keenly aware of 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 had singed her small body, the mother remained
steadfast. She had been willing to die so those under
the cover of her wings would live.
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his
wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Psalm 91:4 (NIV)
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