God Himself is the refuge of
His people. My help comes from the Lord,
who made the heavens and the earth. He will not let you stumble
and fall. The one who watches over you
will not sleep. Indeed, he who watches over Israel
never tires and never sleeps. The Lord himself watches over
you. The Lord stands beside you as
your protective shade. The sun will not hurt you by
day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all evil
and preserves your life. The Lord keeps watch over you
as you come and go, both now and forever. Psalm 121 verses
1-8 The promise of heaven is very
alluring to Christian hope, but how can we get safely there?
Seen and unseen perils beset the way, and we have no strength
to defend ourselves or to keep our lives from hurt. To meet
these dangers, however, we have the promise of a guide who is
able to guard us on from falling, even from stumbling, and to bring
us at last unharmed, without blemish, to the door of our Father's
house. For this God is our God forever
and ever. He will be our guide even unto
death. Psalm 48 verse 14 The Bible gives
many assurances of protection to the children of God as they
pass through this dangerous world. They dwell in the secret place
of the Most High and abide under the shadow of the Almighty. They
take refuge under the wings of God. We never can get out from
under the shadow of the Almighty. Wherever we may have to go, we
shall always have the love of God over us. There are also promises
of protection. We have the assurance that God
will not let you stumble and fall. So the divine thought extends
even to our feet and to our steps, one by one. There is not an inch
in all our pathway through this world which is unwatched, on
which the eye of God does not rest. The most watchful human,
love, must sometimes close its eyes in sleep. The most loving
mother must sometimes steal from the bedside of her little sick
child for a minute's rest, but the divine care never slumbers
nor fails even for a moment. Indeed, the one who watches over
you will not sleep. In this world of danger, we need
never vex ourselves with fear or anxiety, for God is watching,
and He never sleeps. There is not a moment by day
or by night when we are unguarded. There can be no sudden surprise
or danger by which God can be taken unaware. Christ surrounds
His people with invisible protection, which nothing can tear away. In all our perils, struggles,
and sorrows, He has us in His heart. Be sure of this. I am with you always, even to
the end of the age. Matthew 28, verse 20. A Christian woman, walking alone
at night, was approached by a stranger. He said, I see you are alone. No sir, I am not alone. I have
a friend with me. I do not see anyone, he said,
looking round. The woman quietly answered, Jesus
Christ is with me. And the man turned and fled into
the darkness. So while heaven seems far off,
and while the way is full of enemies and dangers, yet no believer,
not even the weakest, need perish on the way, nor fail to get home. Christ, the Mighty One, has built
a road through the world, a safe and secure road, on which all
His friends may journey under His guidance and guardianship,
without hurt, until they enter the Father's house. I give them
eternal life, and they will never perish, ever. No one can snatch
them out of my hand." This Puritan devotional has been
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