This word “nest” popped out at me in the familiar Psalm 91, and I was surprised I had not noticed it before.  Look it up—do you see it?  I looked again—oh…it was “rest in the shadow of the Almighty”.  (Did I get you to look?)  Even with my Wal-Mart reading glasses, my aged eyes play tricks on me, and sometimes read words that aren’t there.

I thought about the two words, nest and rest.  Though we know the word “rest” in vs.1 refers to our safety, protection, and comfort in the Lord, I too often abbreviate the meaning, as in “OK, enough sitting around.  We’ve had our 5 minute rest—let’s get back to work” (a kind of “zoom in when you need it” idea).   My visual of “nesting”, though, was of a more permanent picture—a bird planning to stay put—making a home—a shelter under the shadow of His wing.

So, whether you read it as “resting” or “nesting”, it’s home.  Stay there.