I’ve always wanted to say “thanks” to the person who invented the “windshield”. Can we only imagine what driving down the highway would feel like, less the windshield? Before the windshield was introduced as a must have in 1904, goggles were used to protect the driver from the oncoming elements. Think about that for a minute…..goggles are your only defense against whatever may be coming at you?
“His faithfulness is a shield and a bulwark”. (Psalm 91:4 NIV)
When we stand against our “foes” in life, God doesn’t hand us a pair of goggles and wish us luck; He covers our lives like a “shield and a bulwark”. A “bulwark” is a solid exterior wall built as fortification, placed around us for our defense. Not only does God shield us, deflecting what comes directly at us, but He puts a protective wall around us, deflecting the enemy from every angle in our lives. Who would want to drive down the street with just a windshield (no car body, just a shield)? No one. Who would want to walk through this life without the protection of God, found through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, shielding their lives from every angle? I can’t imagine that anyone would, but some do, facing the storms in their lives wondering why they feel so vulnerable and under attack. If you have found yourself needing a “shield and a bulwark” turn to Christ, in whom you will find both peace and protection in your life, today.
Thought to live by: A personal relationship with Christ places God’s protection around my life.
“Who’s your Daddy; knowing God as Abba Father” Pat Ferguson, Copyright © 2011, All Rights Reserved
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