“In the shelter of your presence you hide
them from the intrigues of men;
in your dwelling place you keep them safe
from accusing tongues.”
Psalm 31:20 (NIV)
David, the shepherd king, speaks here of God protecting
those who fear Him. The Lord had protected David from King Saul, and from his
own son. David gives credit to God for protecting him from the secret plotting
of those whose aim was to bring harm to him.
As followers of Christ, we ask Him to keep us and our
children and our loved ones safe from harm. When we hear of a family’s need, we
ask God to wrap His arms of love around them. Draw them close, and whisper
appropriate words into their ears.
God keeps his children safe because He loves them. He loves
us even when we are unlovely. If we were to think about it, we would realize
that God has kept us safe many times. The semi that ran a red light and would
have hit you, if you had accelerated right after the light turned green for
you. The bare electrical wires rubbed against the conduit and arced every time
the wind blew. The incident with the semi happened when I by myself. These
things happened to us except God was with us.
As I prepare to advance-post this entry, our area of our
state is awaiting a winter storm that could dump 12 inches of snow on our area.
Then after that front heads east, we are supposed to have subzero temperatures
for almost 2 ½ days (the forecasters keep saying 55+ hours.) Our next door
neighbor, who also does our handyman work for us, works for a man who clears
snow from parking lots and apartment complexes in Indianapolis. My husband and
I recently had a conversation about this young man and the things that could go
wrong while he does this job. My response was, “Haven’t you prayed to God and
ask His protection over him?” Hubby replied that he had.
When we ask God to protect ourselves or anyone, I believe we
can trust that God will do what we have asked. We place the situation with God
and He takes over. I wish people would learn this and then practice it. We all
would be better off if we did. Again, that is my personal thought on the issue.
A Praise Song:Under the shelter of Your wings
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Yes, I am guilty of worrying about things/people and forgetting to commit them to God and pray for God's protection, etc. Then sometimes I do pray, and take it right back again. God is still teaching me about this...one day at a time. Thank you for this reminder.
ReplyDeletePam; I believe we all are guilty of taking things back from God. We have a tendacy to act in an advisory capacity to God,( I heard this from my Sunday school teacher.) But He doesn't need our advice. We are like the small child who's toy is broken. The child hands it to his father and asks,"Fix it ,Daddy, please?" I thank you for your comments.
DeleteThis was encouraging. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. Thank you for stopping in.
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