Full Coverage
By Elin Henderson
"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in his majesty....and underneath are the everlasting arms."
Deuteronomy 33:26-27b (NIV)
I don't rent cars very often. But on the rare occasion that I do, I am always confused as to what kind of insurance coverage to get. There is accident insurance, liability, injury, partial, full... For someone who normally drives on dirt roads in the bush, and usually in locations where another car isn't anywhere to be found, I get overwhelmed at the choices. I end up just saying, "Better safe than sorry! I choose...all of the above! Give me FULL coverage."
It gives me a peace of mind to know that my health, life and auto insurances provide "full coverage." But even more than that, it gives me a peace of heart and soul to know that the God of Ages offers "full coverage" protection over me. He comes, riding the heavens and on the clouds in order to offer full coverage from above. And He waits, underneath, with His everlasting arms outstretched to offer full coverage from below.
Who needs a knight in shining armor to ride in on his noble steed when we have the King of Kings riding in on shining clouds to help, rescue and save? Who needs a safety net of unbreakable nylon to catch us when the Everlasting Arms of our Savior, once stretched out on a tree to save us, now wait patiently to catch us should we fall?
Are you being challenged to reach out and above where you are today? Perhaps it is a goal that seems unattainable or impossible, but you feel that God is calling you to stretch yourself upward anyways. He comes on the clouds wanting to reach down and offer you the strength to attain those callings.
Are you being challenged to step out in faith but are paralyzed by a fear of falling? He is waiting beneath you with His everlasting arms, ready to catch you as you faithfully step out into the unknown.
Whether the challenges come from above or below, His grace, strength and protection are ready to intervene! Let's praise and thank Him today for His 24/7 "full coverage" program: 100% guaranteed and free of charge!
GOING DEEPER:
1. Write the challenges you are currently facing on the middle of a piece of paper. Above the challenges draw clouds and below them draw arms. Post this where you can see it and be reminded of the "full coverage" He is offering you today!
FURTHER READING:
Oakwood's missionaries Elin Henderson (a registered nurse) and her husband Phil serve as church planters with New Tribes in Mozambique, Africa. Elin is mother to fifteen-year-old Callie and thirteen-year-old Elias.
