Category Archives: God’s Protection

A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows

God is concerned with people on the margins, the weak and vulnerable. Continue reading

Posted in Abortion, Adoption, God, God's Patience, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Protection, Image of God, Seeing God, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How great is our God!

Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. But who am I,… Continue reading

Posted in Fear of God, Glorify God, God, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, Seeing God, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God, Worship, worship song | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Wisdom for trials and suffering

“He knows the way he takes,” even if for the moment we do not. Perhaps God is preparing us for forms of service of which at present we have no inkling. Continue reading

Posted in Blessed by God, discouraged, Discouragement, God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Loss, Questioning God, Seeking God, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God, Will of God, Wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

He is jealous for me

Nobody would imagine a Jealous God. But we are not making up an idea of God by drawing on our imagination. Continue reading

Posted in Book of James, Envy and Jealousy, God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, J. I. Packer, James, Jealousy, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God, Wisdom | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Salvation is eternally secure

The stability and effectiveness of both our walk with God and our service for Him is directly related to our understanding of the salvation He has given to us. Continue reading

Posted in Afraid to die, Afterlife, Eternal security, God's Love, God's Protection, God's Will, Heaven, Questioning God, Salvation, Security of salvation, Seeking God, Walking with God | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Contentment and the presence of God

The reach of God’s presence. Continue reading

Posted in Comfort, discouraged, Encouragement, Fellowship, God, God as Potter, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Protection, Seeing God, Seeking God, Walking with God | Tagged , | Leave a comment

God of the vulnerable

To the Lord your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it….He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. Continue reading

Posted in Abortion, Abuse, Adoption, Child Abuse, Childhood trauma, God, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Image of God, Orphans, Seeking God, Study of God, Walking with God, Will of God | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Not sure what to pray?

Sometimes I need direction for my prayers and there is a great place to find it. Continue reading

Posted in Devotions, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Personal devotions, Prayer, Public prayers | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Does God control weather?

Sooner or later, someone will ask how God relates to things we call natural disaster? And how should God’s protection be understood? Continue reading

Posted in God's control, God's Heart, God's Love, God's power, God's Protection, God's Will, Questioning God, Seeking God, Sovereignty | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Allured by love

He promises to draw us apart, for there he can best deal with us, and this separated place is not to be a Paradise, but a wilderness, since in such a place… Continue reading

Posted in Depression, Despair, Disciple-making, Discipleship, discouraged, Discouragement, Doubt, Fear of death, Glorify God, God, God as Potter, God's Heart, God's Love, God's Protection, God's Will, Godly sorrow, Questioning God, Seeking God, Spiritual disciplines, Suffering, Trials, Walking with God, Will of God | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment