THE little girl in our picture is making her way through the fast falling snow. She is carrying a basket, filled with different articles; perhaps she is taking these things to some poor person, and it may be in this way she is helping to care for the sick and needy. She is trying to shelter herself from the storm with the large umbrella she is holding in her hand.
It is good to find shelter in the day of storm, and I want to direct my little readers to a safe refuge, yes, and to a happy hiding place. That refuge is Jesus, that happy hiding place is under the shadow of God’s wings. Storms of trial and sorrow may beat upon you in this poor world, but if you are trusting “under His wings,” He will hide you “in His pavilion” in the time of trouble; He will be your helper and your stay. And not only that, but you will be delivered from the storm of wrath that will by and bye sweep over the world, for you will then be safely housed above.
Have you believed in Jesus? Has He suffered on the cross for your sins? If so, you will not have to suffer, for He has died in your stead, and now you are under a refuge that is secure; you have found a safe hiding place, where no enemy can do you harm.
It is well to think of what God has done for us, and to praise Him for His goodness. Let me give you a few precious verses on which to meditate. “Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat.” Isa. 25:44For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. (Isaiah 25:4).
“I will say of the Lord. He is my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.” Ps. 91:2.
“He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust.” Ps. 91:4.
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