1st & 15th - Shadows of Mercy

In this round of 1st and 15th, God lead me to Psalm 57

1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
2I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
4My soul is in the midst of lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—the children of man,
whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
6They set a net for my steps;
my soul was bowed down.They dug a pit in my way,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
8 Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
9I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10For your steadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

For weeks, the phrase "shadow of your wings" has been bouncing around in my brain. I finally broke down and looked it up - by the way, I must say that I just LOVE Bible Gateway! It is everything a girl could want in a Bible resource.

There are so many places I could go with this passage; so many things I would love to talk about. But I won't. =)

I just have to say... God "fulfils His purpose for me." Is that cool or what??

I admit it, I worry a lot about purpose. I find myself constantly wondering if I'll ever really figure out what my purpose is, let alone fulfil it.

BUT!

I don't have to worry about fulfilling my purpose, do I? God does that; in and through me. It's His work. His effort. His power. His energy. After all, it's His plan.

What a mercy it is to know that while God is sheltering us from the storms of life, and all the people and things that seek to keep us in our pits, He's working out His plan in our lives.