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A prayer for safety

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A simple prayer for protection - Psalm 16:1 (NIV)

Our prayers don’t have to be long or elaborate for God to listen. Your loving heavenly Father is attentive to your prayers and your cries.

In Psalm 34:17, the Bible says: “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” (NIV)

We are not the righteous through our own obedience to the Law of Moses, or through impressing God with serving Him. As great as that is, it does not — nor will it ever — make us righteous before God. The only way to be righteous before God is by accepting His Son Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross. (Reading tip: How to get saved)

Now with this gift of righteousness from Jesus, we can come to our heavenly Father with all of our requests and He gladly hears them and helps us.

If you are scared in these tumultuous times we live in, take heart. You can ask your loving heavenly Father for His protection. He gladly gives it.

Like David, pray this simple but powerful verse to your God:

“Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.” (Psalm 16:1; NIV)

Now believe that He hears and answers that prayer of you — the righteous in Christ.

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You don’t have to know much. Know this one thing in times of distress

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Psalm 34:6 (KJV)
Distress and lack are part of the life of this world whose ruler is the devil (1 John 4:4). But our Jesus also has all power on earth (Matthew 28:18) and has overcome all distress and lack for us (John 16:33). We belong to Jesus; We live in this world, but we do not belong to the world (John 17:14), we belong to Jesus (Philippians 3:20).

What is pressing you?

  • Loneliness
  • Sadness
  • Hopelessness
  • Financial lack
  • Life displeasure
  • Aimlessness

Sometimes there’s a whole army of annoyances in our living room and just will not leave.

I cannot do it anymore, we say and really mean it.

No problem, says our God, I’ll gladly help you.

And this is your certainty, no matter who or what presses you. This is your Bible-based certainty right through the middle of all the trouble:

“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.” (Psalm 34:6; KJV)

This is really hard, we say.
Oh, says God, don’t worry. Nothing is impossible for me, and I love to help you. You’re the apple of my eye; I never — you hear — let you fall.

And we no longer try to wrestle our worries while lying in bed, but simply rest — with confidence — in the gloriously protective and gloriously safe arms of our God.

You do not have to be scared. I’ll help you. Did I tell you how much I love you?, says God.

No, we lie because we want to hear it again, You haven’t told me yet.
Of course I love you, says our God.
And we sigh with relief and say: I didn’t hear You; what did You say?
And God smiles and says: I love you.

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God’s love. Jesus on the cross

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Isaiah 52:14 NIV

God and Jesus could have said: People, you know what to do and what not to do, so make every effort and make it to heaven through your own obedience, so you won't go to hell. If that were the case, we would have all gone to hell because no one … [Continue reading]

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And we don’t even remember how many tears we’ve cried because there are so many.

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Will the sadness ever stop? - Psalm 34:18-19 (NIV)

And there comes a moment when we don't even remember how many days we've been alone, because there are so, so many. And we don't remember how many nights we were in bed and didn't understand what our life had turned into, because there were so, so … [Continue reading]

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