READ: PSALM
9:1-7
Safety is
of the Lord (Proverbs 21:31). Only God can protect. We cannot defeat Satan and
his agents with our strength, wisdom or ability. Satan can even use our
strength to destroy us, because he is a judo expert! In judo, you use the
strength of the opponent to floor him. In fact, in judo, the motto is, “the
bigger they come, the harder they fall.” Using physical strength
against Satan will not work. Using your wisdom against him will not work
either. Satan is older and more experienced than you. He has been dealing with
giants before you. He has floored people like Gideon, Noah, Lot and Samson.
Proverbs 28:26 says, “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,
but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.” The wisdom that we need is
the wisdom of God. This is where holiness comes in. If you want the protection
of the only One who can protect you, then you must live in such a way that He
can abide with you all the time. How then can you live in such a way as to make
God abide with you all the time? 1 John 1:5-7 provides the answer: “This
is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is
light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with Him, and
walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But, if we walk in the
light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the
blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sins.” If we say we
have fellowship with God and we walk in darkness, we are liars. However, if we
walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another
and the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sins. God is hundred percent light.
In Him there is no trace of darkness at all. Whoever wishes to fellowship with
God must keep this in mind at all times. Holiness is light, while sin is
darkness. Therefore, if you want to have fellowship with God all the time, you
have to live holy. The moment you experience holiness and begin to have
fellowship with God all the time, you have put on the whole armour of God. Then
you will experience safety.
MEMORIZE:
PSALM 91:1 –He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide
under the shadow of the Almighty.
