September 16, 2009

• The smell of security

  Babies know their mother's scent.  I am constantly amazed by this.  When my baby is in my arms and her face is buried in me, it calms her like nothing else.  Even when she is screaming like it's the end of the world and her need still hasn't been met, as soon as she is there with me, resting between my shoulders, she quiets down.  She feels so safe there, she often falls asleep within a minute of my holding her.  The first time I noticed this was when we were still in the hospital.  She was crying and crying, and my mom was trying to rock her and quiet her down.  She tried all kinds of things to comfort her but to no avail.  Finally, I said, "Mom, let me have her."  And then it was like a light switch. She immediately fell silent.  

  I am reminded of when the Lord said, "As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you..."  (Is 66:13) 

  There is definitely a reason why God compares Himself to a mother here.  There is such an incredible connection between a mother and a child!  And this is the picture I have of God.  That we can rest securely in Him... be so at ease, knowing we are in His arms and in His care that all our cares slip away and we can fall fast asleep.

  "Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders."  Deut 33:12 

  Here's a picture of my baby resting securely "between my shoulders." 
    

  May we be a people who are so secure in God, knowing that He will take good care of us, that our worries and concerns slip away.

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