Psalm 94:22
22 But the Lord has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge.
Imagine
being a poor widow, a stranger in the land and holding one of the
lowliest jobs in society. That was Ruth’s situation, so it would have
been easy for her to feel vulnerable and defenseless. But because she
trusted the Lord (Ruth 1:16), He placed her under Boaz’s protection.
Boaz, the owner of the
field she worked in, commanded his young men saying, “Let her glean even
among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.” (Ruth 2:15) What he was
saying to his men was this: “She might be a gleaner, but because I care
for her, treat her with respect and make sure she is not put to shame.”
Boaz is a picture of our
Lord Jesus. If you are feeling vulnerable and defenseless right now,
imagine Jesus commanding His angels, “Watch over this one who belongs to
Me. Make sure he is treated with respect and not put to shame because
he is someone I love and someone whom I died for.”
God’s Word tells us that
if God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31) No one who has
set himself against us can prevail because when God is for us, His
protection is upon us. That is why I have never answered any of the
poison email messages which I have received in the course of my
ministry.
My attitude is this:
Jesus is my defense. If He does not defend me, it means that there are
things in my life that are not to be defended, and I would be glad to
find out about them now rather than later. On the other hand, because I
take the Lord as my defense, and He defends me, what can those who are
against me do to me?
When you defend yourself,
you have only your two hands and your own human resources. But when you
let Jesus take up your defense, He defends you with His nail-pierced
hands and His legions of angels! The results will be amazing.
Beloved, the Lord is your defense and refuge. Trust Him to defend and protect you!
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