Under His Wings

Under His Wings

 

Dear Champions,

The short excerpt is by Tim Keller, and the Scripture is in the excerpt.  

In National Geographic some years ago I read the following: After a forest fire in Yellowstone, forest rangers began their trek up the mountain to survey the damage.  One ranger found a bird that was literally petrified in ash perched on the ground at the base of a tree.  Somewhat sickened by this eerie sight the

ranger knocked the bird over with a stick, and three tiny chicks scurried out from under their dead mother's wings.  When the blaze had arrived the mother had remained steadfast. Instead of running she just stayed put.  She had been willing to die so that those under the cover of her wings would live.
 Jesus said , "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how I have wanted to gather your children as a hen gathers her chicks under her wing." (Matthew 23:37) Jesus did do this, and He was burned to a crisp.  On the cross you have God coming himself to love us.  The only way that you love a guilty, broken person and really change them is that you have to do it substitutionary. Jesus took our penalty upon himself and got what we deserved.  Our sins, guilt and brokenness fell upon Him.  He took it himself so that we could be forgiven.

 

Champions, have a great week!-David Vining