Under His Wings Will I Trust

December 14

"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for my soul trusts in you,
and in the shadow of your wings
I will make my refuge,
until these calamities have passed by."
Psalm 57:1

Scorners quote this verse to prove the Word of God untrue. "Does God have wings," they ask?

Then they quote Psalm 91:4, “does God have feathers?”

“He shall cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you shall take refuge;”
Psalm 91:4

In the Holy of Holies, the innermost chamber of the Temple, lay the Ark of the Covenant covered by the mercy seat. There are two golden angels aside of it whose wings extend over the mercy seat, touching each other. If a person trusts God at the place of the mercy seat, that person is then overshadowed by the wings extending over it.

There was a huge curtain separating the Holy of Holies from the outer court so that no one except the High Priest could enter. But when Jesus Christ was crucified, that curtain split in two from top to bottom:

“Then, behold, the veil of the Temple
was torn in two from top to bottom;
and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split...”
Matthew 27:51

When that curtain split in two, it signified that there is no longer a veil before the Holy of Holies. Jesus Christ is our High Priest, and through him we are bidden to come to the Mercy Seat in heaven.

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help
in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16

God's Word is true regardless whether or not we understand it.