Hidden and Safe

“I will put you in the cleft in the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by.”—Exodus 33:22

Even though she was blind for most of her life, Fanny Crosby wrote a surprising amount of music dealing with visual elements. It almost seemed God gave her supernatural vision. We see this element in “He Hideth My Soul,” a hymn she wrote in 1890.

She could have easily spent her life complaining and bitter. She became blind because of doctors’ errors when she was just a few weeks old. Instead, her life was filled with praise.

She wrote how Jesus was her Lord and “a wonderful Savior.” She learned to trust Him as she went through life’s storms. She depended on Him to hide her soul “in the cleft of the rock,” where she could witness “rivers of pleasure.”

He would hide her “with the depths of His love” and cover her with His hand. She knew that He took away all her burdens and gave her strength for every trial she went through.

She said that He crowns our lives with numberless blessings each moment. “Filled with His fullness divine,” she could “sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God for such a Redeemer as mine!”

She awaited that day “when clothed in His brightness,” she would rise to meet Him in the sky. She would “shout with the millions on high” talking about His wonderful love.

Praise Him! Tell others all He has done. You are hidden and safe!

Reflection Question: Compose a prayer of thanksgiving for what God’s done this past month.