“Like birds hovering
overhead, the Lord Almighty will shield Jerusalem; He will shield it and
deliver it, He will ‘pass over’ it and will rescue it.” – Isaiah 31:5
Few days back I stood at a lonely
bus stop with my wife around 9 pm. We have planned to board a bus at 10:30 pm
for an overnight travel to a particular city to attend my friend’s wedding. Our
home was nearly 16km away from the main bus stand and so we waited at the bus stop
for the local bus.
It was dark everywhere and there was
no light in the bus stop. There came a guy with reddish eyes and he asked me
about the number of a bus to reach a particular place. I answered him
but he never moved. He stood very close to me and that made my wife to fear.
She was holding a bag with one hand and with other hand she was holding my
shirt tightly. She was holding onto me as if a child holds on to his/her father
at the fearful moment.
Soon some guys who were drunken also
came to that stop. Seeing those guys my wife stood very close to me, because my
presence was her only comfort. Actually she believed that I will protect her
but inside my heart I thought what will I do if someone attack us. I had no
answer for that question and I stood there helpless. I understood that I can’t
protect myself or my wife at any situation. By God’s grace we traveled safely that
night.
Few months back a girl was sexually
assaulted by a group of people in the capital city of India when she was
returning home with her boy friend after watching a movie. On that night she
might have thought that her boy friend was her protection. But her belief
failed and she died.
Few days back a girl who was a photo
journalist went to a lonely place in Mumbai to take photograph of a building.
She went there at 6 pm with a guy. She might have also thought that he will be
her protection in that lonely place. But few other guys attacked them and they
sexually assaulted that girl.
We know that the world we live is
become insecure. When I stood at the bus stop alone with my wife with drunken
people around me, I had a question in my mind: Who will protect us in this
insecure situation?
Holy Spirit spoke me to and said, “Jesus
Christ alone can protect you from all evil.” Though there were several
drunkards around us I felt God’s presence comforting and guiding us at that
moment. He is the one who protected us on that night.
My dear young friends, you might
feel insecure in the place you study or in your work place or in your family
life. You might fear that someone will do harm to you and take away all the
blessings of your life. Do not fear.
Bible says in Psalms
121:3-4, “He will not let your foot slip. He who watches over you will not
slumber...He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.”
Jesus Christ is watching over you.
He will neither slumber nor sleep. He will shield you, deliver you and rescue
you.
You might be a young guy or a young
girl. Whoever you might be you need protection of God. No other person except
Jesus Christ can save and protect you. Daily morning surrender yourself, your
family members, and your belongings into the mighty hands of God and ask for
His protection. God's hands is the only secure place in this insecure world.
So just cling onto God’s hands. He will save you.
Jesus Christ will be your shield and
He will protect you. No evil can harm you or overpower you.
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