God Is Protection

"God never asks anyone to risk themselves for family, church, synagogue, or the gospel that His plan isn't to bring them home well and safe."

GOD SAVED eight righteous people from among untold millions. All the world was violent. He brought peace. We see Noah’s flood as God’s retribution. But notice, instead, God’s character. He was salvation and cleansing of sin. He knew the heart of every person and misjudged none of them. Sin did that to the earth, and God had a plan, already in motion, to rescue man from sin.

God’s character is rescue. Safety. Healing. He is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23 BSB). He is mercy which endures forever. We misjudge Him all the time, saying He does what is evil. Though James 1:13 is clear on this, God tempts no one to sin, sin comes from lust, we make God the cause of bad things on the earth. Wars, rumors of wars, all forms of lack and poverty, men’s suffering, and even persecution. We’ve embraced persecution like its God’s will for us. But the verse I read, in Proverbs 3 says, “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man (Proverbs 3:3-4).”

We believe this, all the while embracing the other. Which is correct? Persecution or favor? Ask yourself, What is the character of God in it? His promise to the disciples was that when they would come under persecution, the Holy Spirit would give them what to say. They should not be afraid (Matthew 10:18-19). God is protection. Spiritually, mentally, and physically. We don’t have to fear anything taking our health, our money, our children, our life. I don’t worry about these things at all. I know God’s got it. But I placed that Truth in my heart. It’s HUGE in me. My family will never fall prey to anything in governments, in violence, in sicknesses, in genetics.

God never asks anyone to risk themselves for family, church, synagogue, or the gospel that His plan isn’t to bring them home well and safe. I’ve heard stories of those who say otherwise, but somewhere along the line, between the person who experienced the trauma to the person listening, ears were closed to God’s Voice. Surrender to God, humility, is a place of safety. (And know I do not speak of soldiers and wartime. God is with those in a position of defense. He never abandons anyone.) I’ve said this on repeat, but so much of what we misperceive of God is our not seeing His point-of-view. We are angry because we can’t see what He sees. We are depressed because we can’t see His view of us. And anytime we see Him as putting us in danger, we need to cry out, “No, He is safety!” You simply cannot convince me He’d do otherwise. He’s proved this in my life over and over again. See that I am here writing this to you.

We must read His Word. Linger in Psalm 91. Read it in many translations and as we do, know it is Jewish covenant that they trust in, promises which we are also rooted in through Christ. The same can be said of Psalm 23:4 and Psalm 119:165. Know as well that God’s protection for them is John 3:16 and John 14:27. God’s nature in their covenant is His nature in ours. He put an end to violence in Noah’s day. He sent Jesus to put an end to violence in ours. His promise is “on earth peace, good will toward men (Luke 2:14).” All other interpretations of Him are WRONG. He is faithful.

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Suzanne D. Williams, Author
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