Day 4: Refuge

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, 

your faithfulness to the clouds. 

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; 

your judgments are like the great deep; 

man and beast you save, O Lord. 

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! 

The children of mankind take refuge in the 

shadow of your wings. 

They feast on the abundance of your house, 

and you give them drink from the river of your 

delights. 

For with you is the fountain of life; 

in your light do we see light. 

(‭Psalm‬ ‭36‬:‭5-9‬ ESV)

SCRIPTURE: "The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings."

OBSERVATION: How amazing is it, that we get to 'take refuge' in God?
When we are scared or just plain tired, we can go to Him and He feeds our needs in ways we don't understand - even without our noticing!

God blesses us in so many ways - this 'feast [from] the abundance of [God's] house' and the 'drink from the river of [His] delights' are the stuff we need to survive - not what we think we need to survive. And often there are extra treats that we don't need but God loves to spoil us as any father would.

ACTION: 

• We can go to God for refuge (rest or protection) but how often do we do this? I plan to spend 10-20min every day with God enjoying the rest He gives.
• How often do we notice His gifts? Everyday, I will notice at least one blessing and thank God for it. It could be that mom made my favourite meal; or maybe I got to hang out with that girl I like without making a fool of myself; or maybe I noticed the beauty of God's creation and was blessed with really good weather.
• If you are reading this, I challenge you to do both of these daily.

PRAYER:

Father God,

Thank You for being the Ultimate Father to me.

Thank You that You fulfil all my needs and bless me with so much more.

Please help me to recognize the gifts you give me and to be more thankful.

Also, please help me to notice and find time that I can spend with You God.

Amen.