Hinds’ feet

Psalm 18:33

“He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places”

Definitions:

Hinds’: Mountain Goat.

Introduction:

I read a book one time, Titled: “Hinds’ Feet on High Places” by Hannah Hurnard and this story is a depiction of an unsaved person and the fears and problems they face in life. The main character’s name is Much-Afraid, and the story it gives, of her salvation and spiritual maturity, is one that has stuck with me since I read the book. The main verse of the book is Habakkuk 3:19, oddly one verse after my favourite. Let’s read those verses and I’ll give a background: Habakkuk 3:18-19 “Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. [9] The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet and he will make me to walk upon mine high places..” The context of the chapter revolves around the nation of Israel; they had rebelled, once again, and God sent a famine in the land – as one of the corrections He had done before to turn Israel back to himself. During this famine, a man named Habakkuk a prophet during that time who asked the LORD, throughout the book, to forgive the nation and to end the troubles.

“O LORD, How long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!” Habakkuk 1:2.

Back to the story of Much-Afraid. She, like Habakkuk, sought for a way out of trouble and sought it through the Good Shepherd; which is the Lord; and He gave her a task that, he believed, she could handle. This task was to travel through a dark valley and climb a mountain where she will meet him once again. She did not travel this road alone – The Good Shepherd sent her help, and she had to learn to rely on the two companions. Habakkuk saw this dark valley as well and learned the simple truth that our feet will become like the hinds’ feet, and will walk on high places. This valley they went through was to teach them that no matter how dark, or gloomy, or what obstacles and trials they would face; the Good Shepherd is always there.

The same can be applied to us, this year 2020, We are stuck indoors, unless we need to work or buy groceries; It is a dark time, but even in this dark time, the Good Shepherd is still here, and he still waits for us to answer his call… He is calling, but will you listen? or, will you ignore the call and pretend everything is okay. Much-Afraid thought that a few times on her journey, just when she thought the fear, the worry, and the doubt was gone by her working it out on her own, she was proved wrong and was confronted with the need to ask for help. We can not do it on our own, we must call out to our helpers, and our Good Shepherd. God gave us helpers; Pastors, counsellors, and prayer warriors- to help us on our journey.

Just a short lesson, but I hope it was a comfort to you that you are not alone. Call out to the Good Shepherd and he will come and help.

Take care, and God bless.