OUR REDEEMER IS ALIVE

Job 19:25 But as for me; I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last.

Psalm 78:35 Then they remembered that God was their rock, that God most high was their redeemer.

It's good to remember God is our Redeemer! We are His because He paid the ransom note so we could belong to Him and we're now part of His redeemed family if Jesus is our Lord and Saviour.

Why is it important that our Redeemer lives?  Because Jesus still has a job to do. He is interceding on our behalf with the Father all the time (Hebrews 7:25 Therefore He is able once and forever, to save those who come to God through Him, since He lives forever  to intercede with God on their behalf.) and because one day He will stand upon the earth again and His rule and reign will never end. When we know Jesus is alive then we can relax and have total confidence He's got us covered for now and eternity!

Our verses tell us that He's not only alive but He's our Rock so whatever we face or have to do, He'll hold us steady. He's not a part time Redeemer either who's about to go off somewhere or leave us on our own to struggle through all on our own.

He is our constant reference point, our total security, the Rock we can place our confidence and trust in. Nor is God a wobbly rock like when we try to cross a stream and we tentatively try to step on rocks that wont wobble and tip us over. Rather we can cross a raging torrent if need be because God is the Rock we're standing on.

So next time you have to do something that's difficult or challenging just grab God's hand and know He's holding you steady and safe no matter what it is.

Remember the enemy has no control over you any more because Jesus redeemed you out from under that. (Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,). Jesus bought you with His own blood because you are of such great value to God.  Your Redeemer is interceding for you night and day and He's got you in a safe hold!

Thank You Lord, Our Redeemer is alive, we are the redeemed of the Lord. and we say so! Hallelujah!

GOD'S ANGELS ARE PROTECTING YOU

Psalm 31:20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence, safe from those who conspire against them. You shelter them in your presence, far from accusing tongues.

Corrie Ten Boom recounts the story of when God made her invisible to the guards during the time she had to go the Nazi concentration camp in Ravensbruck, in her book 'A Prisoner and Yet'. (well worth a read). She wanted to smuggle her bible into the camp but knew if the guards saw it bulging under her dress they would forcibly take it from her. She prayed for angels to make her invisible and twice the women queued up for searches and twice the guards never even saw her as she walked past them! God's angels had hidden her as she asked. All the other women had everything taken away but Corrie was untouched.

That story gives me goose bumps and is so practical in the way she had such confidence and simple trust in her God to protect her in very difficult and frightening circumstances. 

Now we may or may not experience danger on that scale, but every day we do need God's wonderful protection from any number of things, not least virus infections.  Who knows how many times the Lord has already protected us during our lives from possible tragedies, accidents on the roads or other dangers we were never even aware of at the time. 

God is so merciful to us and it just makes you so thankful, doesn't it, that He hides us in the shelter of His presence (literally 'In Christ' as we looked at last week) and He's given us His angels to protect us wherever we go. (Psalm 91:11 For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go.)  

So as you go about your days in this coming week, rest in the certain knowledge that God has ordered His angels to protect you too, so you don't need to fear anything wherever you go, or whatever you're called to do. 

Declare God's protection by faith afresh this morning. Remember faith speaks, so we declare it. This is His fresh manna today.

Psalm 32:7 You are my hiding place; You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of victory. (God and His angels are singing songs of deliverance over us. What a thought!)

Have you declared it out loud yet?😊 Thank You Lord. Glory to Your Name.

(See also Psalm 31:19 Nlt) Have a blessed, protected week.