Our Hope of Protection By Paul Chappell Thursday, Apr 24, 2014 “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” Jude 24–25 In 1901, when President William McKinley became the third president to be assassinated while in office, Congress passed a law directing the Secret Service to provide protection for presidents and other high-ranking government officials. Though there have been attempts made on the lives of a number of other presidents, only John F. Kennedy was killed since the Secret Service took on that responsibility. The protective detail that travels everywhere with the president is given the difficult task of guarding him from attack. When Jude wrote about God being “able to keep you from falling” he used a word for what we would call a bodyguard—someone who keeps us safe from harm and danger. Of course the most important challenges we face in this life are not physical but spiritual. Peter warned, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). The devil is constantly attempting to destroy us, and if it were not for the protecting hand of God, we would have no hope of victory. It is such a comfort and encouragement to know that the security of our salvation does not depend on us. Jesus said, “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand” (John 10:28). As long as Jesus holds us, no power of the enemy can even shake our security. We can be confident, not because of what we have done, but because of the promises Christ has made to protect and keep us. We are safe and secure in Him. Today’s Renewal Principle: God’s grace offers us a hope of protection from all of the attacks of the enemy.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:16:19 +0000
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