Psalm 18:30 -- "As for God, His way is perfect: The Lord's Word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him."
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Tumbling through the air at a speed almost too fast for the human eye to catch, is a deadly large wasp. Not able to control his direction, he spins head over thorax, disoriented and confused. His meal should have been easy. The little tadpoles were ripe for the picking, squirming defenseless in their little opaque eggs. Or so thought the wasp.
In fact, the little would-be glass frogs were nestled snugly and safely on the back of a broad leaf, right next to their fit and fierce Dad. Landing on the leaf ready to dig in, the wasp didn't see the "black belt" move made by Glass Frog Dad and was suddenly hurled into the air from a kick so perfectly placed that the wasp really had no chance of defending itself.
The tadpoles remain safe. Sleeping. Squirming. Growing. They have a mighty defender in their father. And though the wasp appears almost as large as Glass Frog Dad - it has no chance to feast on the tender little froggies-in-the-making.
This sounds familiar does it not?
We have an amazing and wonderful Father defending us, as well. We can grow. We can share. We can thrive - independent of fear. Of defeat. Of any threat to us - so long as we remain in the shelter of our Lord. We may face a bumpy road from time to time. We may face pain or sorrow, but we KNOW in the end, we have victory. REAL victory. Because Jesus died on the cross for us - his blood washing away our sin.
This week, many of us here in the U.S. of A. took a day to celebrate our nation's independence. We filled the air with smoke and noise as we shot off fireworks, lit up sparklers, and wore the red, white, and blue of our country's flag to demonstrate our pride. Our independence was fought for. It is fiercely defended by amazing men and women - just as the little Glass Frog tadpoles are fiercely defended.
Along with our own nation of which to be so proud - we can celebrate our independence from sin. We can [and should] celebrate the grace given us, the shelter provided us, the love so freely granted.
I know I will.
