We'd built our marriages, raised our kids and launched our careers together in our 20s. A close friend I hadn't seen in decades drove into town on the first day of the crippling freeze in Dallas. And then he encouraged them not to fear those who wanted to kill them.
Katherine's journey had taken the course we'd all hoped for: a long and happy marriage, grandchildren, meaningful engagement with her church and community. Throughout the Bible God shows us how certain causes produce certain effects; and thus, if you see a certain cause this is a sign that a certain effect will soon come and if you see certain effects this is a sign a certain cause has already occurred. Here's the verse we looked at in this section: But there's no context. They will hold you with their hands to keep you from striking your foot on a stone. " Photo Credit: © Unsplash/Aaron Burden. What If Evil Does Befall Me. I interviewed people who'd been kidnapped and forced to become child soldiers, or raped by enemy militias, or decimated by tsunamis and earthquakes. Culturally, this is true. He stood before the people and said, 'This is what God says: "Why do you disobey the Lord's commands? Jesus said: My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. How was I supposed to read it? Whether willfully or ignorantly, he interpreted it without knowledge of the rest of the Scriptures. However, we must – I repeat must- choose to accept it. And if something like that happened to me, we can just imagine how a non-Christian feels.
Imagine the scene as Jesus prepared to send out his disciples in twos for ministry (Matt. Shockingly, many others – Christians included – don't seem to give a shit about other people. If you ask any parent what their daily prayers include, most of them would name protection as part of the list. Conclusion – Does God really protect us?
He is not finished with your story, and this season is not a result of his anger or negligence toward you. In the same way glass needs to be a hot fluid to respond to the glassblower's touch, the trials of life often make us more sensitive to God's hand. It appears to put some limits around what the word "protect" actually means. He puts the devil in his place. When god doesn't protect you want. Let me ask you a question –. All Scripture citations from the New Living Translation. Verse 1 introduces a key characteristic of the intended audience. He is my heavenly Father, and he cares about every detail of my life. And of course, with the usual – it depends – our inside our outside status very much depends on where we wanted to be.
From the vantage point of eternity, we will be able to see how God exercised his power in such a perfect way that all the evil that happened will, in the end, only lead to greater glory for God and greater joy for us. This is something new"? If God is showing you this odd reaction by someone who seems to always be unhinged in life, this is a sign God is protecting you from a bad relationship.