Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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Devotional for Tuesday, May 23, 2017
“The High Places In God”

 

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by Dona Hake

 

Each morning my deck is full of a variety of birds munching away on all the good seed I provide for them. Along with my feathered friends I have many squirrels and bunnies all over my yard.  There is only one problem though, when I leave my German Shepherd out in the backyard it startles them. It is interesting how the little birds just flee, but the doves just go and peacefully sit in my willow trees and just wait and watch.  Somehow the doves just seem to know that they are safe. The squirrels on the other hand get frantic. They scurry around the yard and nervously run to escape. Our dog has the time of her life chasing them and it seems to amuse her.
 

The thing that inspired me with seeing my birds fly to safety was that they were already safe on the deck of my home. There was no way for my dog to get to them there.  The deck has no stairs and she cannot get to them even if she tried.   They were in a high place, and safely protected and were not aware of it.  

 

Today we are going to meditate upon the high places of God.   I am thinking about the safe places that God has for us to hide and dwell in the Spirit.  When we abide in Him there is a place of refuge and everything will be okay. By faith we must believe that He has provided a way of escape and our hearts can rest and be at peace even when turmoil is all around us.

Psalm 27:5 (TLB)

” There I’ll be when troubles come.

He will hide me.

He will set me on a high rock”

When unrest visits our soul, it is a beautiful thing to know that we have a God that has a plan of escape for us. As He hides us under His wings we can be assured that He is well able to get us through any battle in this life. Today I especially am desiring to reflect on His wonderful peace as a place of refuge. His peace exceeds all our thoughts about any matter and it will guard and shelter our hearts and minds!

Philippians 4:7 (CEB)

“Then the peace of God that exceeds

all understanding will keep your

hearts and minds safe in Christ Jesus.”