He Rides the Heavens

 "All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882

There’s a little-known Scripture verse that tends to be skipped over because the verse following it is well known and used often. Everybody knows about God’s Everlasting Arms" which we read about in Deuteronomy 33:27a:

“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”

We often sing about these everlasting arms in the hymn “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms.” You know the words: “What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; Leaning, leaning, Safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, Leaning on the everlasting arms.”

The verse before it, though, is powerful! Verse 26 also provides the protection and security our God offers: “There is no one like the God of Jeshrun [Israel], who rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in His majesty.”

The words “who rides across the heavens to help you” are what stopped me. I don't remember this being emphasized before in my studies. We relate it to clouds and thunder and rain and snow and all the works God uses to help in dire situations. But to help me?

On Studylight.org, Calvin's Commentary on the Bible, he says: "He also extols His power, because He rides gloriously on the heavens and clouds, which is tantamount to all high things being subject to His dominion."  He has power over all things, even the demons in the air who try and do us harm.

David Platt, on Radical.net said: "He rides through the skies in His majesty to help you. Would you just feel that right now? Would you just see the God of the heavens riding through them to be your help? Through the skies in His majesty coming to help you as your dwelling place." Whenever you look up into the skies, we know He is there!

Can't you just imagine that? Our God; our powerful God is all around us to help us. We never have to fear or wonder where He is. 

Charles Spurgeon wrote: “We are as surrounded by You as the earth is surrounded by the atmosphere . . . The soul has come to its resting place in God and is supported by divine strength. The heart has learned to live in Christ Jesus and to lean on Him day and night.”

We have so much security as children of God. He is everywhere. Above us; below us, and right beside us. We are held in His unshakeable grip. He is unswervingly faithful!

We have shelter from the storms of life because our God “rides across the heavens to help you and on the clouds in His majesty.” Look up! Our God is there for us.

By His Grace . . .