"Peggie Ann, you get out from under that bed!" I was a small child, and yet I still see the sight and hear the sound in the memories of my heart! "Under the bed" was my favorite hiding place from Mom's all-seeing eyes when I'd disobeyed! And then, of course, if you couldn't HIDE, you could always RUN....away, that is! Remember the many times, as a young child, you planned to leave home--and Mom calmly said, "Go ahead, I'll help you pack!" You never left--or if you did, it was just down the street, as Mama watched out the window! She knew you'd be back--and you were--within five minutes, of course!
No place to run or hide...not for a little kid...and not for the BIG kids either. This past year we read and heard about the seven fugitives "hiding and running" from the law--and we listened as the law closes in on their complete capture. A story that may come closer home than you ever could imagine...for there are people all around you who are hiding and running--not from Mama, and not from the law--they are hiding and running from God!
And there's no place to run--or hide--'cause there's NO place where God is NOT! He sees, He hears, and yes, He weeps over each one of His wayward children. We all know someone who's a fugitive from the Father - and how we long for that person, perhaps a loved one, to surrender to the One who calls and yearns for their return.
AND, should it be YOU today--if you are running or hiding from responding to the call of God, from repenting of a hidden sin, or re-establishing a right relationship with the Lord, He calls to you today, "Come home!" Run to Him; hide in the shelter of His wings--you'll find safety, security, satisfaction and the saving grace of a loving Lord.
No need to hide under the bed--or run AWAY from home! Rather, let's realize that there's a Heavenly Father watching "out the window"--who loves and waits for us all. May we "run and hide" TO His holy refuge this day, whatever our need--He is there to welcome us home! Believe it--and have a great day!
Delight in a Word from the Well--a refreshing in the Water of His Word
Bible Gateway.com - Psalms 139:1-24 - The "No-Hiding-Place" Psalm 139!
"Whether shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? (Psalm 139:7)"
For further Bible reading: Bible Gateway.com - Luke+15:11-32">The Parable of the Prodigal Son
Draw from the Well--a prayer for renewing strength for this day
"Lord, I've been hiding and running far too long. I return to my Father and home. Restore to me the joy of my salvation, In Jesus' Name, Amen."
