The Believers Protection:
Spiritual protection, Physical protection and Mental
protection.
Believer : A person who has accepted Christ as his personal savior, this person
who believes that Christ Jesus will save him from the penalty of his sins is
already protected from eternal death, ie. the fire of hell.
John
The whole world is still
under the shadow of eternal death but the one who believes in Christ Jesus in thought,
word and deed will be saved and awarded the crown of life. He is covered with
Gods supreme protection-the spiritual protection. When we talk about the believer's
life on earth we realize that it is not a bed of roses. No believer can escape
the school of suffering. God not only allows suffering but also plans suffering
in the life of a believer.
Romans
But at the same time we must
remember that God is not a silent spectator in our suffering. God does not guarantee
a problem free life but He promises to be with us in our problems. When Paul
pleaded to remove the thorn from his flesh God said “my
grace is sufficient for you”. God does not guarantee deliverance from
pain and suffering but He promises his grace which strengthens us and sees us through.
As a result Paul declared jubilantly “when I am weak
then I am strong”
When David advocated
fighting the mighty Goliath, King Saul dressed him in his own armour but the
armour was too heavy for David so he removed it and faced goliath with a sling
and the name of the living God. The first stone killed the mighty Goliath.
David proved that one believer plus God is a mighty army. We need to remove the
heavy armour of worldliness, the helmet of human wisdom, the sword of human
strength and the belt of monetary independence and we need to wear the armour
of God.—the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of
faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit of God. Only then we
will be able to fight the powers of the dark.
God's cover
of protection was
upon baby
Moses to baby Jesus when they were saved from the swords of mighty kings,
upon
Shedrak, Meshak and Abidnago when they were saved from furnace,
upon Daniel
when he was saved from the lions den,
upon the
Israelites when they were chased by the powerful Egyptian armies,
upon Elijah
when he was fed by ravens
and even
upon Stephen when he was stoned to death.
Gods cover of protection is
still upon his chosen people—the believers.
The greatest adversary in
the life of a believer is satan. The Bible says that
satan roams like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. He weakens the
believer mentally by sowing the seeds of anxiety, fear hatred deception, despair
and discouragement. But God is like the mother hen who calls her chicks at the
distant sight of the eagle. Safe are the ones who go in the mothers wings,
others will be easily snatched away. The believer's protection lies in the
immediate and implicit obedience of the mildest whisper of the spirit of God.
Prayer is a mighty tool in the hands of a believer.
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Satan
trembles when he sees the weakest believer on his knees.
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When
prayer goes up, protection comes down.
God does not ensure us from tests and trials, difficulties
and dangers, diseases, accidents or even death, but
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His grace sees us through |
His guidance protects us
from going astray |
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His love protects us in
our weakness |
His joy protects us from
despair |
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His presence protects us
from loneliness |
His knowledge protects us
from deception |
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His assurance protects us
from doubts and worries |
His hope protects us from
discouragement and |
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His forgiveness protects us from eternal death. |
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The promises of protection
for a believer are beautifully summed in Psalm
91
"Because he loves me says the Lord
I will rescue him
I will protect him because he
acknowledges my name
He will call upon me and I will answer
him
I will be with him in trouble
I will deliver him and honour him
With long life will I satisfy him and
show him my salvation"
What a blessing for the believer!