Streams of Mercy

My favorite devotional book through the years has been and continues to be L. B. Cowman’s Streams in the Desert. Today’s reading reminded me of the children’s message I shared on July 4, about the eagle, our national bird. While the eagle is a symbol of strength and vision for our nation, special messages of God’s love and care whisper through to encourage us on life’s journey.

In Cowman’s words: “The moment has come when you must jump from your perch of distrust, leaving the nest of supposed safety behind and trusting the wings of faith. You must be like a young bird beginning to test the air with its untried wings. At first you may feel as though you will fall to the earth. The fledgling may feel the same way, but it does not fall, for its wings provide support. Yet even if its wings do fail, one of its parents will sweep under it, rescuing it on strong wings. God will rescue you in the same way. Simply trust Him, for His “right hand sustains” Ps 18:35. You have His promise.”

In Psalm 91, we have that wonderful assurance of God’s protection: “You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God in whom I trust’ … He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge.”

Isaiah 40 reminds us: “ … Those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

With such faithful promises to sustain us, we journey through this life.

Thanks be to God!

Elizabeth