PROTECTION IN TROUBLE

"The LORD saves the righteous
and protects them in times of trouble.
He helps them and rescues them;
he saves them from the wicked,
because they go to him for protection."
(Psalms 37:39-40 TEV)

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MY SHELTER

"God is our shelter and strength,

always ready to help in times of trouble.

So we will not be afraid,

even if the earth is shaken

and mountains fall into the ocean depths;

even if the seas roar and rage,

and the hills are shaken by the violence."

(Psalms 46:1-3 TEV)

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SAFETY IN THE NIGHT.

"...From whence does my help come?

My help comes from the LORD, 

who made heaven and earth...

The LORD is your keeper;...

The LORD will keep you from all evil;

he will keep your life."

(Psalms 121:1,2,5,7 RSV)

When I awake, my routine is to go to the kitchen,

turn on the coffee pot, then go in and dress.  I like

to wake up with a cup of coffee.

However,

this morning when I went into the kitchen it was full of smoke

and the wife's cat was desperate to get out of the house.

With all of the decorations on around the place it took a

while to find the source of the smoke.

The stove's burner (heating element) had been left on.

It was one I never use, and the wife has been house 

setting for folks in town for several days.  Why it was

on I have no idea.  But it had melted down a plastic

salt shaker near it.  Because of God's mercy it had 

not burst into flame yet.

For this I thank God.

I slumber and sleep.  But,

"he who keeps Israel will

neither slumber nor sleep."

(Psalms 121:4 RSV)

And this is the God who watches over me

both day and night.

TROUBLE AHEAD

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"For forty years the LORD led you through the desert,

and your clothes and sandals never wore out.

You did not have bread to eat

or wine or beer to drink,

but the LORD provided for your needs

in order to teach you that he is your God."

(Deuteronomy 29:5,6 GNB)

There is trouble ahead.

BIG TROUBLE.

Unless you are an ostrich with your head in the sand,

you can see the whole world crumbling around you.

And you know that things are getting worse, not better.

If you are a student of the Bible, you know that things

are going to get much worse.  Worse than the world 

has ever known.

It is a historical fact that God lead over 600,000 men

with their wives and children through the desert from

Egypt to the their promised land.

And took care of them.

It is time for us to quit trusting in ourselves,

 and put our trust in the one who can take care of us -

 Jesus Christ our creator.

TODAY'S PROMISE

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"The LORD is good;

he protects his people

 in times of trouble;

he takes care of those

 who turn to him."

Nahum 1:7 (GNB)

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"The promises of the LORD can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver
refined seven times in the furnace."
Psalms 12:6 (GNB)

SLEEPING SECURELY

"But you, O Lord are always my shield 

from danger;

you give me victory and restore my courage.

I call to the Lord for help,

and from his sacred hill he answers me.

I lie down and sleep,

and all night long the Lord protects me.

I am not afraid of the thousands

of enemies who surround me on every side."

Psalms 3:3-6 (GNB)

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GOD'S PROTECTION

"He that dwells in the secret place of the most High

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say of the LORD,

He is my refuge and my fortress:

my God, in him will I trust.

Surely he shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler,

and from the dangerous pestilence.

He shall cover you with his feathers,

and under his wings shall you trust:

his truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You shall not be afraid for the terror by night;

nor for the arrow that flies by day;

Nor for the pestilence that walks in darkness;

nor for the destruction that wastes at noonday.

A thousand shall fall at your side,

and ten thousand at your right hand,

but it shall not come nigh you.

Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.

Because you have made the LORD, which is my refuge,

even the most High, your habitation;

There shall no evil befall you,

neither shall any plague come nigh your dwelling.

For he shall give his angels charge over you, 

to keep you in all your ways.

They shall bear you up in their hands,

lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the lion and adder:

the young lion and the dragon shall you trample under feet.

Because he has set his love upon me, 

therefore will I deliver him:

I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

He shall 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."

-Psalms 91 I LOVE JESUS (UKJV) 

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GOD'S SECURITY FORCE

During this time of sever weather when God seems

to be making a mockery of the "Global Warming"

hoax, his protection is sorely needed. With ice and

snow abounding, the potential for injury has

multiplied. Not to mention evil on every hand.

Terrorism, more idiots than ever AND our own

stupidity.

Quite a few years ago I begin to pray daily that

God would give his angels charge over our family

for protection. Thank God, I have not regretted it.

I have no idea how many times we have been

spared because of it.

This subject was covered by "Faded Ladies" a

a short time back. Go back to their post

"Spiritual Visitors - Part V". You will really

enjoy seeing God's angels in action in this

post. But it comes again to my mind now while

the need is amplified and to remind us of God's

provision.

Consider, after God had given the law to the

nation of Israel, he told them;

"Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you

on the way and to bring you to the place which I

have prepared....When my angel goes before you,"

-Exodus 23:20 & 23 RSV

The thought is also expressed in,

Exodus 14:19, 32:34, 33:2

And my favorite,

"Because you have made the Lord your refuge,

the Most High your habitation,

no evil shall befall you,

no scourge come near your tent.

For he will give his angels charge of you

to guard you in all your ways."

-Psalms 91:9-11 RSV

This is the Scripture the Devil quoted to Jesus

in the great temptation. But it is open for all

who make the Lord their refuge.

Ask God to have his angels protect you and your

family. You will not regret it.

"Lord give your angels charge to protect all who

make you their refuge. Thank you for giving us

their protection because of your love for us."

PROTECTED AGAIN.

I detest calling attention to myself. But you have had

those times that you want to let the world know what God

has done for you. So you will understand, won't you?

As Christians God has called us to be "a chose race, a

royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people,

THAT YOU MAY DECLARE THE WONDERFUL DEEDS

OF HIM who called you out of darkness into his

marvelous light." [Emphasis mine].

-1 Peter 2:9 RSV

So, I'll try.

For the last several years each morning I pray that God

will protect each of us in the family. That "he will give his angels

charge of you to guard you in all your ways."

-Psalms 91:11 RSV

And he has done that lots of times. That is why I am

still alive today. But hear one more.

Yesterday (At the time of this writing.) afternoon I was

at work on my office. I am building it so there is a loft area

above it. That will allow storage of all the stuff we never

should have bought in the first place. And the things that

are used only on occasion, such as luggage.

I was working on the floor of the loft when I tripped. I fell on

my back with my head and shoulders hanging over. I could

feel myself teetering on the edge.

What kept me from falling head first eight feet onto the

concrete and building materials below, I don't know. It had to

be God giving an angel charge over me to protect me.

Praise God and thank you Jesus.

The picture. That's where I would have landed,

if the Lord had not intervened.