“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” – Isaiah 41:10
Scripture reading: Psalm 121:1-8
It is a great comfort for the follower of Jesus Christ to confess His watching care. There is never a moment where Christ loses sight of us. When we speak of the perseverance of the saints, we must recognize that perseverance is rooted in the gracious care of God’s preserving love. If we were left to find our own way, we would soon find ourselves in a quagmire of our own making.
In Psalm 121 the Psalmist encourages us three times in the confidence that comes from the Lord’s promise.
- The LORD shall preserve you from all evil
- He shall preserve your soul.
- The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore (Verses Psalm 121:7-8).
Does this sound too good to be true? Do you believe this gospel message of the Lord’s promise to be with us and uphold us as we live day by day and yes hour by hour? If the gospel is not true, what is? And if Christ is not true, who is? If we “in our strength confide our striving would be losing”. We do have “the right Man on our side”. Faith to believe is a gift of God’s grace. And in that wonderful grace believers confess the awesome confession Jesus watches over me!!
“Ah! What a mercy it is that it is not your hold of Christ that saves you, but His hold of you!” – Charles Spurgeon
Suggestions for prayer
“Praise the Lord in joyful numbers, your Protector never slumbers; at the will of your Defender every foeman must surrender” (TPH 257:4).
Rev. Vellenga is presently serving as a ‘here and there’ preacher who preaches across several Reformed denominational/federational lines. Peter and his wife Judith reside in Delaware, Ontario and are blessed with eight children and a growing quiver of grandchildren. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. This devotional is made available by the Nearer To God Devotional team, who also make available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com.
