He Is A Shield For Those Who Take Refuge In Him
When In The Fire, God's There Too
PSALM 18:30
“As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
”Psalms 18:30 NKJV
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Humanly speaking, what is perfect for one, is not perfect for another. The perfect car for one is not so perfect for another; and even if it seems perfect at the time of purchase, it very quickly loses its perfection; it’s not too long before we desire a newer model and the final destination for that vehicle is the breakers.
But God’s way is perfect, it is proven! His way is based on selfless unconditional love; love for God, love for our neighbors (MARK 12:30-31), and love for our enemies (LUKE 6:27) whoever and wherever they are in the world.
No one can argue that if we all had that attitude, this world would be by far, a better place to live.
God is perfect in every context and situation, He is perfect in every decision, in every way, in His every plan, and in everything forever.
He never changes His ways or His plan, because they cannot be bettered; it is perfect! Furthermore, no one can change God’s perfect plan, though “There are many plans in a man’s heart,
Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel-that will stand (PROVERBS 19:21).”
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty (REVELATION 1:8).”
God never changes; He is the same today as He was at the beginning of creation; and He will remain the same forever (REVELATION 22:13).
His way is perfect (PSALM 18:30);
His power is perfect, and His work is perfect DEUTERONOMY 32:4);
He makes your way perfect (22:33);
His law is perfect (Psalm 19:7);
His strength is made perfect in our weakness (2 CORINTHIANS 12:9);
He keeps us (whose mind is stayed on Him) in perfect peace (ISAIAH 26:3).
God is perfect! It is proven.
Many see God as a crutch for the weak who cannot make it on their own strength; Indeed, God is our strength, our shield, and our protector (PSALM 46).
He protects us and helps us face our trials and challenges.
I encourage you, whatever troubles you are facing right now, He has already gone before you to prepare the way, and He remains with you through it all (DEUTERONOMY 31:8).
He knew this was coming from the beginning and will use it for your good (ROMANS 8:28).
My beloved, Your humanly impossible situation becomes possible the very second you involve Christ (LUKE 18:27; MATHEW 19;26).
The truth is, you already have victory through Christ who is your strength (1 CORINTHIANS 15:57).
All you need do is follow God’s leading; submit to His will, do it His way, and stand firmly on the promises of God.
The devil is always quick to draw your attention to the circumstance; he wants to infiltrate your mind, fill you with lies, draw you away from the facts, and control your emotions. He wants to control your thoughts and actions through fear, intimidation, or false promises and temptations; he wants you to believe the lie, for he is a liar (JOHN 8:44).
keep focused on Christ and you will, like shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, when in the fire, come out completely unscathed because Jesus was in the fire with them and in the fire with you (DANIEL 3:16-30).
Your troubles are nothing more than false allegations because the devil is a liar, and when you come out of the fire, not even your clothes will smell of smoke because the victory is already yours through Christ who is your strength (ROMANS 8:37).
Put your trust in Jesus; His is the way, the truth, and the life; He is the only way to our Father in heaven (JOHN 14:6).
His ways work; when you are in the storm, He is with you; when you are in the fire, rejoice because He’s there too, and no matter how hot the flames, they won’t touch you, their won’t even be an aroma of smoke because Jesus goes with you through it all.
Those trials and challenges may bring change in your life, they may make you uncomfortable, they may bring pain, but they are their to teach, build, and transform the way you think, that you become Christ like in your very nature.
The truth is, no pain, no gain, and no change. We learn by experience and we like gold, have to go through the fire to remove the impurities (1 PETER 1:7).
James said, “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”
James 1:2-4 NKJV
I tell you again and again, ““Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, And whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
