Posts Tagged ‘ Protection ’
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:29, HCSB
God comforts and protects us, first by comforting us in the freedom from our sins bought by Jesus’ blood and then in protecting us from spiritual attacks and the shame of our past.
He spread a cloud as a covering
Psalm 105:39-40, CSB
and gave a fire to light up the night.
They asked, and he brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven.
God is faithful, and He demonstrated this by freeing Israel from slavery and then providing protection, guidance, and food while they followed. Likewise, His faithfulness is ultimately found in Christ who provided our salvation from sin and provides all we need through daily life and the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
When they were few in number,
Psalm 105:12-14
very few indeed,
and resident aliens in Canaan,
wandering from nation to nation
and from one kingdom to another,
he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their behalf
God is faithful, showing His faithfulness through His covenants. This is shown by protecting Israel during the Exodus, even when they were in rebellion. So too does He care for us whose faith is in Christ as we wander this world sharing the gospel until His return.
Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in the heavens and on earth belongs to You. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
1 Chronicles 29:11, HCSB
We know that God is sovereign and all-powerful, so we can trust in Him to care for us and defend us when evil comes our way.
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.
Nahum 1:7, ESV
Trust in God. When times are bad, He knows your need and holds you.
But trust Him in good times, too. Those are times to draw near in comfort and get to know Him.
But you, O Lord , are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Psalm 3:3, ESV
Our Lord is our ultimate protector and source of all joy and hope. Without Him, we have nothing and amount to nothing.
Only when we enter eternity do we fully realize the Prize He is for us and how He has saved us.
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2, ESV
Our Rock is Christ, our solid foundation that holds steady when life gets shaky and hard. He sustains and lifts us through it all.
I will say to the Lord , “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2, ESV
God wants to protect you and preserve you.
But remember that our ultimate protection and preservation is found for our eternal souls through faith in Jesus Christ.
You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.
Psalm 119:114, ESV
God’s word is a source of comfort, spiritual and moral protection, and truth. The ultimate of these three are revealed in the Bible to be found in the Word, Jesus.
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