Deut 32: 10-11He shielded him and
cared for him …like an eagle that …hovers over its young.
Moses wrote Deuteronomy and recalled the grace and mercies of
God as He led the Israelites through the wilderness. The accounts described how
God had been loving and merciful to His people even when they had rejected Him
and turned away from His commandments over and over.
Throughout the exodus, God never left them; He was with them
day and night like a loving Father. In the day He was with them in the pillar
of cloud that shaded them from the scorching sun. I have been to the Negev
desert in Israel and the temperature and heat is very high and unbearable. But
in these conditions, God gave them the cool breeze and the shade of the pillar
of cloud.
Imagine a long caravan of 2 million people journeying through
the desert; the cloud must have been very big to be able to cover all of them.
None of them died of heat stroke, none of their shoes or clothes wore out even
after 40 years of wandering around the desert.
In the night God was with them as a pillar of fire that gave
them light and heat to keep them safe and warm. Again the desert is very harsh and
the nights can be very cold but God gave them the heat. This was supernatural
air conditioning and it came on without fail each night. It was just as sure as
the sun rises each morning, the protection and blessings of God was with the
people without fail.
God’s love is exactly the display of a loving Father who
wanted to give the best to His children. Moses here reminded the people how
their Father God had protected and cared for them just like the majestic eagle
cared for her young. The eagle is the king of the birds and is the most
majestic and feared among all the birds. In fact it is so strong that it can
even carry off a full grown mountain goat or a big size calf.
Indeed God is still the same loving Father today, His eyes
are still upon us His children and He is continuing to protect and save us
whenever we are in danger.
This is the loving God whom we worship and who is our loving
Father. Let us continue to draw close to Him.
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