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Discipleship Focus: Protection
- Protection: In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus teaches us to pray that God might deliver us from evil – even the Evil One. Sometimes we need God’s protection from the sin around us. Sometimes we need protection from the sinful people around us. Other times we need protection from the sin that lies within ourselves. In any case, Jesus’ point is clear. We need protection from the Father to make it through each and every day.
Clearly
this psalm is a worship song. The goal
of this psalm is to get us to reflect on God’s greatness. The focus of our reflection should be on how
God delivers us, protects us, watches over us, and brings us into a better
place.
We hear
that some people wander all over the world looking for a place to God home, and
God protects them and brings them into His security. We hear about how other people live in the
darkness of persecution – prison, afflicted in iron, the victims of our own
sinfulness even – yet God protects us and delivers us out of the dark places
and away from the shadow of death. Other
people allowed their sinfulness to lure them into places of unhealthiness, but
God protects them and heals them and keeps them from their own
destruction. Other people get tossed
around this world like ships upon the waves, yet God protects them and brings
them into a safe harbor of His love and peace.
God is a
God of protection – even from ourselves.
But what I really love about this psalm is where it ends. Whoever is wise: let him attend to these
things. Consider that God is your
protector. Think about it. Don’t just take it for granted, make a point
to ponder it and remember God’s role in your life. He is our protector, but how much better is
the relationship when we reciprocate the relationship!
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