Shelter

PK’s Corner                                                                                                                     May 2013

Psalm 61:4 “Let me abide in your tent forever,
find refuge under the shelter of your wings”.

Yesterday, I looked out of my window and noticed that in the bush just outside a nest had been built, and on the nest was a Mourning Dove.  She sat there in that place of relative safety and quiet warming her eggs.  She was looking at the window and may have spied me, but she remained calm and quiet.

The bush outside is in a sheltered place.  It is on the end of the house where there is shelter from the wind and rain.  This is probably the best place for a nest and this bird knew that.

God offers us refuge in a world that is fraught with storms and upheavals.  But we seem to desire standing in the storm than finding shelter in God’s wings.  When you consider that almost one half of the people in any given town is unchurched, then you must realize that there are many who do not know what true shelter is.

God calls us to abide in him, to seek protection from the storms of life and find refuge in his holiness.  Why do we not listen, and for those of us that do, why are we not sharing that good news with others?

God calls out to us to take shelter, to ease our burdens and to simply believe on him.  I pray that someday we can all find refuge under the shelter of his wings, but until then, we need to show people where that refuge is.

The Mourning Dove got it right, why can’t we?

Amen