Protection Guaranteed

 

 

I know this picture of a teepeed toilet is not what you often find on a blog much less a Christian blog that is based on all scripture and meant to edify, but I had to laugh at it and it seemed to be the first thing that came to mind when I decided to write about our protection. I can’t even give credit for the picture to anyone because I randomly found it online and there was nothing I could find for photo credit. So, whoever took this picture, I love it and thank you for making it available and comment below so I can give proper credit.

So now, back to the subject at hand. Protection guaranteed. We live in an evil world and things are going to happen to people. There is just no two ways about it. The devil came to steal, kill, and destroy, so as long as he is given place in the world, he will do just that. I hear people say all the time, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” I am sure you have heard it too. We will spend some time discussing what constitutes “good” another time, for now, let’s just assume that bad things are happening to people.

Often people believe that God can stop anything from happening anytime, anywhere. I am not saying He doesn’t have the power to do that, but I am going to say that He doesn’t always have the authority to do that. Where does that authority come from??? Christians. Yes, God gave the Church the authority in the earth to move. How does He move on authority? So glad you asked….PRAYER! There it is, once again, as always, that word that so many throw around like it has no value when it packs sooooo much punch, PRAYER.

God gave us Christians, the Church, the Body of Christ, all authority in Christ to make things happen in the earth through prayer. When we pray, especially when we pray the Word of God, God responds. Now, our prayers need to line up with the Word of God for Him to move. This is important. I know because I have been married before and I was just sure it would have been better for my ex-husband to die than for me to have to deal with him ever again, but praying for that did absolutely no good because it didn’t line up with the word of God. Seems pretty simple, but at the time, I am sure I prayed harder than ever for him to be hit by a bus, a train, fall into a deep cavern, etc. I would also like to stop now and repent for good measure because I don’t remember if I did back then or not and I don’t want THAT hanging over my head! And I also will formerly apologize to my ex for praying that he meet an early grave. I don’t think or pray that way anymore. Forgiveness is a powerful thing too! Once again, another post.

Ok, now that I have cleared that up, you are probably wondering how all this ties into our protection…great question. We do not need to live in fear for our lives when we sit on a public toilet seat to the degree that we mummify it in toilet paper. We do need to live in fear when we take flight in an aircraft that it is going to fall from the sky and kill us. We don’t need to live in fear that if we drive across a bridge that it is going to collapse sending us over the edge into the raging river below. Those may seem like irrational fears, but some people fear those things and then there are what some might call “normal” fears. A fear that your children will be in an accident, or that you, yourself will be in an accident.

Pray the word of God over your family, yourselves, your loved ones. Psalm 91:11 tells us that He will command His angels over us to guard us in ALL our ways, that they will lift us up in their hands, keeping us from even stumping our toes on a rock. (Authorized Jennifer Rice version). One word here that I gave preference is ALL. Not just some of our ways, but ALL our ways. That about covers it. From public toilets to airplanes. We are protected.

I want you to know that I am just like you. I am just a child of God who goes through life doing a lot of the same things as everyone else. So God protects ME because I am me, but because I am a child of His and I pray for his protection over myself and my family.

 

~Jennifer

 

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