Reframing The Picture

Read: Deut. 32:7-12

As an eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, ... so the LORD alone led [Jacob]. --- Deut. 32:11-12

The Bible In One Year:
2 Samuel 13-15
Proverbs 15:12-21

For 3 months I had a ringside seat --- or should I say a bird's-eye view --- of God's amazing handiwork. Ninety feet above the floor of Norfolk Botanical Garden, workers installed a web-cam focused on the nest of a family of bald eagles, and online viewers were allowed to watch.

When the eggs hatched, Mama and Papa Eagle were attentive to their off-spring, taking turns hunting for good and guarding the nest. But one day when the eaglets still looked like fuzz-balls with beaks, both parents disappeared. I worried that harm had come to them.

My concern was unfounded. The web-cam operator enlarged the camera angle, and there was Mama Eagle perched on a nearby branch.

As I pondered this "reframed" picture, I thought of times when I have feared that God had abandoned me. The view in the forest heights of Virginia reminded me that my vision is limited. I see only a small part of the entire scene.

Moses used eagle imagery to describe God. As eagles carry their young, God carries His people [Deut. 32:11-12]. Despite how it may seem, God "is not far from each one of us" [Acts 17:27]. This is true even when we feel abandoned. --- Julie Ackerman Link

Under His wings I am safely abiding;
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him --- I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me and I am His child. --- Cushing

BECAUSE THE LORD IS WATCHING OVER US, WE DON'T HAVE TO FEAR THE DANGERS AROUND US.