How exquisite your love, O God; How eager we are to run under your wings.
(The Message)
Earlier in the Scripture it says that God's love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, his purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness, nothing gets lost. Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks.
My online dictionary gives these definitions:
Meteoric - characterized by brilliance
Astronomic - immeasurably great
titanic - extraordinary physical size
Oceanic - immense, vast or overwhelming
The California Condor has a huge wingspan of up to 9 1/2ft. The chicks are safe under mom's large wings as she protects them from predators and from the elements. When they are afraid, they hide under her wings because they know it means safety and security.
Now picture God with a wingspan covering the entire earth. The first thing I think of is -wow!!- that's one big wing span and he has a lot of chicks to protect. Yet, God does it and doesn't lose any of us.
I'm thankful for God in my life. For the security he continues to give me during rough times, for him knowing when I need to be pulled under his wing and for the love he gives me unconditionally. When I'm afraid, I need to remember my picture of God with his wingspan and remember I'm always safe under it. It's where he wants me and it's where I want to be.
Nancy