Check Book of the Bank of Faith

December 4
Covered And Protected

He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His Truth shall be  thy shield and buckler - Psalm 91:4

A condescending simile indeed! Just as a hen protects her brood and allows them to nestle under  her wings, so will the Lord defend His people and permit them to hide away in Him. Have we  not seen the little chicks peeping out from under the mother's feathers? Have we not heard their  little cry of contented joy? In this way let us shelter ourselves in our God and feel overflowing  peace in knowing that He is guarding us.

While the Lord covers us, we trust. It would be strange if we did not. How can we distrust when  Jehovah Himself becomes house and home, refuge and rest to us?

This done, we go out to war in His name and enjoy the same guardian care. We need shield and  buckler, and when we implicitly trust God, even as the chick trusts the hen, we find His truth  arming us from head to foot. The Lord cannot lie; He must be faithful to His people; His promise  must stand. This sure truth is all the shield we need. Behind it we defy the fiery darts of the  enemy. Come, my soul, hide under those great wings, lose thyself among those soft feathers! How  happy thou art!

Charles Haddon Spurgeon