Mathew 23:37-38 says, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not.
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
The Bible says “and they would not”, that is, they refused to be gathered under the wings of protection. Israel, as a nation, knew the glory of God's presence among them. The children of Israel prospered and became strong as they followed the Lord.
However, Israel turned from God by making wrong choices. Eventually, they came to the place where the presence of God was no longer among them. The glory of God had departed.
Psalms 91:3 – “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence”. A reference to the fowler and the fowl. A predator, hunter, adversary, the devil and its prey, hunted, a target for food.
The intention of the fowler is to kill the fowl for food. The devil is the fowler who is setting a snare for those redeemed by the blood of Jesus.
The devil is interested in capturing the believer to make him to be his slave so as not to fulfill the purpose of God for his life. The Lord’s care is compared to that of mother hen for her young chickens when they are in danger.
It is the wonder of wonders that sometimes people choose to abandon the cover of the wings of the Almighty. May the glory of God’s presence & protection never depart from us and our families.
We refuse to leave the protection shield of the Almighty, in Jesus mighty Name. Amen. You will have a great turn-around this 2020. Remain blessed. Shalom.
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