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“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea…” —Psalm 139:9

There are things that have wings.
There is a quality of life that sings.
There is the bell tower of the morning that regularly rings.
And all the cosmos brings its praise to the feet of the King of Kings!

Birds, butterflies, and 747 jet planes all have wings. They flutter and fly, and we suppose they have an advantage over us in our limited mobility.

We sometimes wish we could fly.

We sit by our windows and watch the winged things hover and fly, and we think, “How free!”

How utterly and completely carefree!

Life can be troubling and burdensome. It can hem us in. Its pressures can overwhelm us and bring us to our knees in despair. Dark clouds may gather over our souls. We may long for escape.

At other times, we may think we want to escape from God—and fool ourselves into believing we can. Maybe it is our sin. Maybe it is our selfish ambition. Maybe it is our pride or some resentment to which we desperately cling.

We try to run away and hide.

But even if we take the wings of the morning, we cannot hide.

We simply cannot hide from God.

Wherever we go, God is there.

Whether we receive that as good news or bad news depends upon our attitudes and our relationship with Him. If we want to hide—though that desire reflects an ignorance of who He is and what He desires for us—we will find ourselves frustrated and our wings clipped.

But if we understand His grace and love, we are comforted by the knowledge that He is always everywhere. Wherever the wind takes us, He is there.

And then, we truly sprout wings and fly.

Then, we grow wings and soar.