Shielded

DEVOTION 1 PETER SHIELDED 1 Peter 1:3-5 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade — kept in heaven for you, 5 who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. NIV Imagine being shielded by the power of God! Imagine having God stand guard as a sentinel upon the wall of his great fortress keeping watch over those who love him and are within his kingdom. What enemy could possible mound an effective attack against such a guardian? We must continue in the faith that God is our mighty fortress. Faith is one of the weapons, one of the armor God has equipped us with. One of those weapons is the shield of faith, which is what he is, the shield which extinguishes the flaming arrows of the enemy who is trying to destroy our souls. But we have nothing to fear from Satan for God stands watch and He guards us against such things. Although I once lived outside the walls of this great fortress and did not have the power of God guarding over me, now I cannot imagine how horrible it must be to live outside the walls of His kingdom without the power of his shield. I cannot fathom being under the deceptive power of Satan, being exposed to his evil influence. Why would anyone stay outside the protection of God’s powerful shield? He is keeping watch over us within His kingdom so we will be safe until the day He reveals the salvation He has prepared for the last time. He has prepared a place for us, as we finish this phase of life and step into eternity into His very presence within His paradise. It could also been seen as the Day of Judgment when all believers will be ushered into the new city of Jerusalem. Whichever it happens to be I am absolutely fine with that, it only matters that I am going to be way ever He is, as has prepared for me to be with Him. In the meantime I am under the most powerful shield in all creation. We all are guarded, under the watchful eye of God against anything which would destroy us. Satan has no offense against God’s power, against His shield.