OUR PROTECTOR
“Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.”
Psalms
143:9
King
James Version
In
this world of violence and hatred, murders, rape, child abuse and all other
things that hurt Jesus and break His heart, we need our Protector to protect us
from satan and from those who would try to hurt us. We can trust Jesus to protect us because He
never leaves us, not even for a minute.
We read in the Bible. “Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye
have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews
13:5).
Pastor
William O. Cushing wrote one of my favorite hymns “Hiding in Thee”. “How oft in the conflict, when pressed by the
foe, I have fled to my refuge and breathed out my woe; How often, when trials
like sea billows roll, Have I hidden in Thee, O Thou rock of my soul.” I have lost track of the many times I have
asked Jesus to protect me from satan and from those who would try to discourage
me.
I
used to think that when a person is saved, that person won’t have any
problems. I found out that I was wrong
because before we are saved, satan doesn’t have to worry about us but when we
are saved and serving Jesus, it makes satan very angry and he will do all he
can do to discourage us so much that we stop serving Jesus. We must not let that happen!
Jesus
has warned us to be watching for the sneaky and vicious attacks of satan. We read in the Bible. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your
adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may
devour: (1 Peter 5:8). One of my pastors
used to say “If satan isn’t attacking you, then you probably aren’t serving
Jesus”.
I
get upset and angry at satan when he attacks me. However, when I was saved, I prayed and asked
God to give me a heart of compassion for others because before I was saved, I
hated everybody. The day I knew that God
had answered my prayer and given me a heart of compassion was the day I cried
for satan because satan had been kicked out of Heaven.
You
will probably think I was crazy because I think I was but I asked God to
forgive satan. I am so glad that God has
given me a heart of compassion for others.
Do I lose my temper at times? Yes,
I do. That is why I tell you to keep
your eyes on Jesus, not on me. I hurt
Jesus and fail Him at times just like you do but He knows my heart and He knows
how much I love Him.
If
you are reading this devotion, know that Jesus loves you so much He allowed
them to spit on Him, curse Him, beat Him beyond recognition and crucify Him on
a cross of horror and suffer excruciating pain for you and for me. Jesus had never done anything wrong yet He
willingly walked that long lonely road to Calvary
and died on the cross for your sins and for my sins.
If
you ever think nobody loves you, remember the cross and the pain that Jesus
suffered and endured for you so you can be saved. What a Saviour! What a Friend, this Jesus of Nazareth
Rusty
Goodman wrote one of my very favorite hymns “Who Am I”. The words in this hymn bring tears of joy to
me to know that He loves me so much that He would die for me. “Who am I that a King would bleed and die for
Who am I that He would pray not My will thine for The answer I may never know Why
He ever loved me so That to an old rugged cross He’d go For who am I”
Heavenly
Father, there are many people who are lonely, discouraged and hurting and some of
them are even suicidal. Please comfort
and encourage them as You have been so faithful to do for me so many
times. I love You so much, dear
Father. Thank You for adopting me into
Your family and for the privilege You have given me to serve Jesus. In Jesus’ Name, I pray. Amen.
Joanne Lowe
July 2, 2019
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