Psalm 91:1-2 (NCV) says, "Those who go to God Most High for safety will be protected by the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my place of safety and protection. You are my God and I trust you."
A few weeks ago one of my friends in the Sunday School class we attend brought her young daughter, who is eight years old, with her. It was so enjoyable for me to watch her listen to our teacher for a while and then get up and fix her own self a cup of coffee. Just precious! Near the end of the lesson, she went over to her mom, put her arms around her neck and sat down on her lap. It brought back wonderful memories of me holding my own two daughters when they were little.
What seems like only a short while ago, I remember as a child crawling up on my mom's lap. I loved resting my head against her chest when I had fallen down and gotten hurt or more importantly when I was sick. Then there were times when I just wanted her to hold me. I would listen to her heart beat and the sound of her voice as she would talk or sing softly to me. It would always soothe all my aches and pains. I can still remember how loved and how safe I felt in her arms.
Our Heavenly Father loves for us to crawl up on His lap, so to speak. When we go to that “secret place” to spend time with Him, we will always find rest in His arms. When we talk to Him, read His Word, and sit quietly and wait on Him, we can hear His heartbeat and let His words soothe our cares and worries of the day. We can feel the enormous love He has for us and the safety only He can provide as we spend quiet time with Him.
If you’ve never climbed onto the lap of the Lord, our God, try it just once. I can guarantee you will want go keep going back! Oh, by the way, don’t forget to hold your own children and shower them with the excessive love you have for them! One day they will be too big to sit on your lap. Isn’t it wonderful that we never get too big to sit on God’s lap?
