
In recent times “feathers” have become very significant and meaningful in the life of someone close to me and also in my life. Feathers in the Bible are symbolic of the Lord’s covering, care and protection of His children. “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” (Psalm 91v4)
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91v1) He has promised to “give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.” (Psalm 91v11)
No matter how weak and powerless we feel under certain circumstances, the words of those who have put their trust in the Lord can echo that of the prophet Isaiah… “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” (Isaiah 40v28-31)
As the sometimes turbulent winds of life would seek to toss us to and fro, we find refuge in the shadow of His great wings. “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalm 17v8) We fly on the wings of faith till journey’s end; whether the breeze is calm and balmy or the storms batter us relentlessly, we must find refuge in Him. This little acrostic poem which I wrote in the past while portrays the walk of faith for those who hide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Feathers
Faith is the substance of things hoped for,
Evidence, praise God, of things not seen.
And when the day is far spent,
Turn I must to He who died for me;
His arms around me in the darkest hour,
Ever my Saviour, holding my hand as I tread
Rolling Jordan’s treacherous waves.
Silence, peace, then endless joy as I meet Him face to face.