The word “shield” also means to protect, guard, defend, shelter, and screen. God protects us from harm’s way, guards us from danger, defends us against accusations, shelters us when we are weak, and screens everything that comes our way. Nothing can touch us until it goes through God’s screening process first.
Many of us have had the scary experience of a rock hitting our windshield. The windshield protected us from being hurt. Our homes shelter us from the elements of nature, such as rain, snow, extreme heat, and cold. But there is no shelter, no protector, like God Himself. Deuteronomy 33:27 says “the eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
There may be times in your life when you feel like you have been hit by a ton of bricks. Believe it or not, that experience had to first go through God’s screening process. And His screening process is more accurate than that of any airport security system.
Painful experiences help us to trust God more. There are many verses in the Bible that refer to God as our shield.
(1) He will cover you with His wings.
Psalm 91:4 “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”
(2) He will be your hiding place.
Psalm 119:114 “Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.”
(3) He will light your way through darkness.
Psalm 84:11 “For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
His shield quenches firey darts, withstands storms, diverts discord, and delivers delight. Lift up your voice of triumph-Jesus Christ is your shield!
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