As a normal person, we tend to worry so much about our life, but today I found something interesting in the Bible that God reveals to me.
Do you know that as a righteous person, God’s favor will encompass you like a shield? That’s right beloveds, you are now protected from any evil scheme that the devil is trying to harm you with. Whether it be your health, financial, job, your future, and EVERYTHING else, they are protected by God’s favor. You can check yourself in Psalm 5:12. If you realize and meditate on this, your worry for life will soon wither. It might be a different story if it says, your friend’s favor will encompass you, because your friend might fail you; but this is God’s. He will never fail! Amin.
“For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him with a shield.” – Psalm 5:12
By the way….did I mention that God will bless you also? so God is not just protecting you, but while He’s protecting you, He will bless you. What a great God we have!I have a feeling that you have this question in your heart: “…but I’m not righteous, so this verse doesn’t apply to me.” Let me settle that thought once and for all.
If you believe that the Bible is true, then these verses will answer your question about your righteousness:
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin [a sin offering] for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.Romans 5:22
This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference.
So if you have faith in Jesus Christ, you are righteous! Why? because the divine exchange on the cross. Christ, who is sinless, is made sin for us and bear it on the cross, so we, which are in sin, can enjoy His righteousness.
Let’s enjoy more of His love for us, dear beloveds. You are blessed and protected!
NOTE: Today is also Indonesia’s Independence Day, August 17, 2013. I believe by the same token, God’s blessing and protection are also upon Indonesia, for God loves Indonesia 🙂 Happy Independence Day my fellow Indonesian. Merdeka!