During World War II,
German planes bombed London. Houses were leveled. But there was one that
remained standing amidst the rubble. Its owner said that when she read Psalm
121:4, which says, “Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor
sleep,” she told the Lord, “Lord, since You don’t sleep, then there is no point
in both of us keeping awake. I will sleep while You keep watch.” And she did,
while the Lord protected her and her house.
In 2005, terrorists
attacked London’s public transport system. That day, a Singaporean girl found
herself unexpectedly late for work and could not get to the train station in
time to board her usual train. When she finally neared the station, she
realized that it had been bombed just a few minutes earlier. Her mother, who
worships in our church, believes that God protected her daughter that day.
God wants you to know
that you have round-the-clock protection—“You shall not be afraid of the terror
by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of
the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste
at noonday.”
He protects you from
“the terror by night,” which could refer to evils such as rape, kidnap or
murder. He promises you protection from “the arrow that flies by day.” This
could refer to bullets from a crazy sniper, drive-by shootings or home-made
rockets fired into your territory.
God also shields you
from “the pestilence that walks in darkness,” referring to viruses which you
cannot see. You don’t have to be afraid of deadly viruses lurking somewhere or
wonder if some deadly disease is developing in your body.
God also doesn’t want
you to be afraid of “the destruction that lays waste at noonday,” such as a
tsunami hitting the beach resort you are at, or a bomb going off in the
shopping mall you are in.
You need not be afraid because God, who neither slumbers nor sleeps, is watching over you 24 hours a day! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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