“For I, the LORD your God will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘fear not’ I will help you.”  Isaiah 41:13 
 
God is our protector!  Scripture tells of many, many ways that He protects.  Let’s look at a few and rejoice as we rest in this assurance of His grace and mercy.
 
*God is a divine defense:
“But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend then;
Let those also who love Your name 
Be joyful in You.”  Psalm 5:11
 
“My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright.”  Psalm 7:10
 
*God is a fortress:
“The LORD is my rock, and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn (strength) of my salvation, my stronghold.”  Psalm 18:2
 
“I will say to the LORD, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.’”  Psalm 91:2
 
“Blessed be the LORD my Rock…
My loving-kindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer, 
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge…”  Psalm 144:1-2 
 
“The LORD is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble;
He knows those who trust in Him.”  Nahum 1:7
 
*God is a hiding place:
“For in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle 
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.”  Psalm 27:5
 
“You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.”  Selah  Psalm 32:7
 
“Your are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.”  Psalm 119:114
 
*God is a refuge:
“The eternal God is your refuge,
And underneath are the everlasting arms…”  Deuteronomy 33:27
 
“God is our refuge and strength
A very present help in trouble.”  Psalm 46:1
 
“In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.”  Proverbs 14:26
 
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe.”  Proverbs 18:10
 
“For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.”  Isaiah 25:4
 
*God is a shield:
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.”  Palm 84:11
 
“Every word of God is pure;
He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.”  Proverbs 30:5
 
As born again Believers our life is hidden with Christ in God.  All the above includes us as God’s very own.  It is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent God who hold us by our right hand.  So let’s keep our eyes on our most loving, tender caring, protector, Savior and God.  He is One and He is God over all!
 
Lord, with full hearts of thanks to our one and only wise God; we give praise, honor and glory.  Amen