the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
John Gossner's Treasury
My soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. Psalms 57:1-2.
He who on reading this psalm through feels himself in the same or in a similar situation as that of David when he, being pursued by Saul, fled to the cave (1 Samuel 22:1); he who is bowed down by some affliction or tribulation, should follow the same course as David followed: he should hasten to place himself under the shadow of the wings of the Lord, where he is safe and secure, until the calamity be over-past. Where do we find the shadow of His wings? Where does He spread them over us? Where does He cover us with His protection? Wherever we seek Him; wherever we call upon Him; wherever our heart longs for Him. In the fiery furnace of affliction He is our cooling and refreshment if we seek Him where He visits us with tribulations, namely, in our heart. There He will most assuredly let Himself be found. He has said, "I am with thee in distress. " He is never nearer, and never easier to be found, than when He visits us with tribulation. If we fall into the hands of men, and they stab, smite and tear us asunder with spears and arrows, with the keen sword of their tongue, no other help is left but to look up to Him who sends afflictions. He cannot be far away. Men are but instruments in His hand. The hand must be just as near as the instrument, since the hand holds and guides it. He who permits the tribulation to come, will also know how to end it. Meanwhile, His "shadow" is sufficient for you.
In the furnace God may prove thee,
Thence to bring thee forth more bright.
But can never cease to love thee;
Thou art precious in His sight:
God is with thee,
God, thine everlasting Light.
