God’s Providence and Protection
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What providence and protection do you need in this dangerous and broken world?
We are all surrounded by deficits and dangers of all kind in this fractured and fallen life. We need God’s providence and protection in our lives. We need help. We need aid. We need courage in the face of danger. We need protection from evil and from all our adversaries who would seek to do us harm.
God spoke of his providence and protection for his people through the Prophet Isaiah, saying, “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10).
God encouraged the Israelites not to be fearful. God promised them that he was present with them. He exhorted them that they should not be distressed, because he is their God. He promised his strength in their weakness, his help in their troubles, and his upholding and support when they were discouraged and downtrodden by hardship.
God also gives us these same promises. We can be courageous, because God is with us and for us. We can be encouraged and not distressed, because God is with us. We can rest assured in our weakness, because God will strengthen us. We do not need to despair, because God will help us and will hold us in the palm of his capable and righteous hand.
As the Apostle Paul wrote to his young disciple Timothy, “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” (2 Timothy 4:18).
May we be encouraged by God’s promises in his word that God is with us and he will give us all we need and will protect us from our enemy.
In Christ alone, Robbie
A Collect For Protection: “O God, the life of all who live, the light of the faithful, the strength of those who labor, and the repose of the dead: We thank you for the blessings of the day that is past, and humbly ask for your protection through the coming night. Bring us in safety to the morning hours; through him who died and rose again for us, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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