A. IT IS A POWERFUL SHIELD
The mighty working power of God is your shield.
1 Peter 1:5 ‘ … who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation …’
Don’t limit God’s power in your life. Don’t try to put God in a box. Don’t limit Him by your own limitations. His power can accomplish anything. It was by His power that the earth was created. It is by His power that all things are sustained. That includes you!
B. IT IS AN ON-GOING SHIELD
This shield is on-going and never ending. It is not a shield that turns off and on at will. It is not here today and gone tomorrow. It is available at all times and in all circumstances. It is a perpetual shield. It is available throughout life, in the midst of challenges and hurdles. It remains constant regardless whether we are facing ‘deep waters’, ‘rivers of difficulty’ or ‘the fire of oppression’. Throughout life it remains and even when we pass through the valley of the shadow of death it is as real as at any other time. He is the rock of refuge that never fails.
C. IT NEVER FAILS
He is a shield to each one who will trust in Him. This shield does not just cover one area of our lives. The problems with shields are that they only protect you on one front. Our Heavenly Shield will never fail us no matter what side the problems may come from.
Psalm 3:3 ‘You, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.’
HE is a shield that goes right around you – even on your blind side.
Psalm 5:12 ‘Surely, LORD, You bless the righteous; You surround them with Your favor as with a shield.’
D. IT IS OUR ONLY ALTERNATIVE
Just like with the ozone shield around the earth where there is no alternative, so it is with God, He is our only shield our only alternative. Every other thing that you think is a shield will fail you, but He will remain faithful. Human wisdom and human power cannot compare. He is the only sure, enduring and everlasting defense and shield to us His son and daughters.
Psalm 7:10 ‘My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.’
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