Shelter of His wings

https://odb.org/2023/10/31/under-gods-wings

I think the picture of a mother geese protecting her little goslings from people or animals that come too close to them is an excellent picture of God protecting His people. In Psalm 61, David describes the LORD as a rock that is higher than him, a shelter in His wings, a tent, and a strong tower against his enemies.

As believers, we believe that God assigns guardian angels to protect us from harm. Accidents do befall us, but it could have been worse if not for our guardian angels. Also, with guardian angels around us, we will be less prone to fall into sin.

But another aspect of God’s protection is that although people may harm us through their evil schemes because of jealousy or just plain self-interest or even just as a number in a spreadsheet, the LORD will prepare a table for us in the presence of our enemies as David wrote in Psalm 23:5. In other words, He will deal appropriately with those who had harmed us, who treated us unfairly or brought injustice upon us. Let vengence or divine retribution be His, up to His discretion in accordance with His grace and mercy. We commit our enemies or those who had brought us harm unto Him.

As believers, it is important and necessary that we remain in the spiritual covering of the church, like the goslings within the sight and the distance of the mother geese’s protection. That practically means living in righteousness and in His general and specific will for our lives. That is why David describes God as a tent, a strong tower, and a shelter in His wings (elsewhere the Psalmists used the expression, “in the shadow of His wings”).

Live within the shadow of His wings, and He will keep us safe from the attacks and vile schemes of the evil one.