Daily Devotion: God is Protecting You

God Is Protecting You

'He permitted no man to do them wrong...' 
1 Chronicles 16:21 NKJV

What would you be willing to do to protect someone you love from harm? Multiply that by infinity and you'll understand how much God cares for you. Nebuchadnezzar took the sacred vessels from the temple in Jerusalem and placed them in a pagan temple in Shinar (Daniel 1:1-2 NKJV). After his son Belshazzar became king, one night during a drunken feast, 'They brought in the gold goblets...from the temple of God...and the king and his nobles...drank from them' (Daniel 5:3 NIV). Now if they'd mishandled some worthless old cup it might not have mattered, but God had too much invested in these sacred vessels to allow them to be mistreated. That night Nebuchadnezzar and his entire kingdom were destroyed because of this unchanging Bible principle: 'He permitted no man to do them wrong; yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying, "...Do not touch My anointed ones..."' (1 Chronicles 16:21-22 NKJV). As God's redeemed child you are loved, valued and protected. So stand on that truth. You may have to struggle in a foreign land or live and work in a difficult situation. You may have to endure great hardship for your faith. But God's got too much invested in you to let you be destroyed. If Satan tries that, God will interrupt him and say, 'This vessel is off limits; it took me too long to teach this person to pray. I've devoted too many hours to training them to overcome doubt. They've learned how to be strong through trials. They've suffered too much in My name for Me to let you harm them. Take your hand off them. They're Mine.' You can be confident that today, God is protecting you.

What Now?

When are you most anxious? If it's right before you go to sleep, take time in your room to pray for God's presence in those times.

By Bob and Debby Gas