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!
"I'M HERE TO TELL YOU" EDITOR'S NOTE
Knowing that your heavenly Father is watching over you
allows you to live a peaceful life. Not a life full of fear and stress. However
there is something that should be looked at that's in Luke 12. There the bible
says: "I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body,
and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom you
should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into
Hell." Only God has the power to send us to Hell - forever. What we've
done and what Adam did has caused God to curse the world and bring sin to our
lives. So we deserve Hell. What Jesus did was save us from the Father's
judgment and save us from our death sentence and save us from Hell. So now there
is really nothing to fear - no, not even fear itself. Fear can be conquered the
Bible says by perfect love. Today, pray to your Father in heaven and tell Him
you are not afraid, you trust in Him and His Son's perfect sacrifice. There's
only one that's perfect, that's Jesus, so fear is gone because Christ has come.
