Recently, the Lord has prompted me to preach about divine protection and angelic protection. So, I obeyed. Also, in the past few days, an extraordinary number of people from different places have asked us to pray for protection over their lives and their loved ones. I believe this is no coincidence. I believe there's a reason for everything.
So, the title today is 'Believe for your 24/7 protection!'
What is 24/7?
All the time! 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Let's go to the Scripture now. Some of these verses may be familiar to you, and you probably have read these verses many times before. But in a time like this, let us remember and declare these verses by faith all over again - for our lives and our loved ones!
In Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV), the Lord says, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is from Me."
The word 'weapon' here is 'keliy' in Hebrew, and it literally means 'an apparatus or equipment (e.g. an artillery) to consume or to destroy'; from the word 'kalah' in Hebrew meaning 'to consume, to destroy'.
Here, the Lord is assuring you that nothing that tries to consume or destroy you shall prosper! And this, my friend, is your heritage as a servant of the Lord, and your righteousness comes from the Lord!
In Isaiah 43:1-2 (NKJV), the Lord says, "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; Nor shall the flame scorch you."
As a beloved of God, whether you are on the land, at sea, or wherever you are, the Lord is with you 24/7! The Lord knows how to protect you and cover you from any form of danger (seen or unseen), and from whatever that tries to 'drown' you or 'scorch' you!
Psalm 91:1-4 (NKJV) says, 'He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust." Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge.'
Surely indeed! Not maybe! Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler (which speaks of 'whatever that tries to trap you') and from the perilous pestilence. So, you can believe for His divine protection over your life and your loved ones, and round about protection in every way, be it from virus, from accident, from violence, from bloodshed, or from whatever the danger may be!
Psalm 91:5-7 (NKJV) says, '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. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.'
Whether day or night, no evil or danger shall be able to come near you, because as a beloved of God, you are under the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ! And the blood of Jesus Christ is effective to protect and cover you! Therefore, be not afraid!
Psalm 91:9-11 (NKJV) then says, 'Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.'
As a matter of fact, for everyone of us who is a beloved of God, He has also sent His angels to surround you and to be your 'bodyguards'! Whether you have seen them before or not, they exist for sure (the Scripture is clear about this), and they encamp around those who fear (revere) the Lord!
Psalm 121:1-4 (NKJV) says, 'I will lift up my eyes to the hills - from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber; Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.'
A human bodyguard may fall asleep or slumber, but the Lord your God will never fall asleep or slumber! And He will not allow your foot to be moved. It means He knows how to help you by establishing you to stand firmly, and not allowing anyone or anything to overthrow you or shake you! By the way, 'foot' here speaks of 'standing firmly'. When you are on God's side, no evil will be able to overthrow all the good that God has destined for you!
Psalm 121:5-8 (NKJV) says, 'The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.'
Notice 'preserve you from all evil'. There's no exception here ('all evil' means 'all evil'), whatever people may say about how strong a certain demon or evil spirit is! The Lord your God is greater! Let's take God at His Word! And He is also assuring you that He knows how to preserve your soul; and your going
out and your coming in, from this time forth, and even forevermore! It means not only now, but your future as well, if you keep looking to Him and putting your trust in Him!
Psalm 18:1-3 (NKJV) says, 'I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, so shall I be saved from my enemies.'
Indeed, you can find shelter in the Lord your strength, your rock, and your fortress. Not only for your physical protection, but for your God-given calling and God-given purpose in life as well! Remember, this was a psalm written by David. Not only did the Lord protected him physically, the Lord also protected his God-given calling in life! If the Lord has meant for David to be king over Judah and Israel, no one could hinder or stop it!
Jude 1:24-25 (NKJV) says, 'Now to Him (to the Lord) who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.'
The Lord your God is able to keep you from stumbling - spirit, soul, and body! He also knows how to preserve you blameless and faultless before the presence of His glory. After all, He is wiser than any one of us humans. And because He is wiser, you can trust that He knows exactly what to do and how to go about with your life! And He knows exactly how to keep you safe from all forms of evil! Hallelujah!
