God’s Protection
Ester M. Korszyk
God’s protection has been working since the beginning of time. His protection was present in your life and
mine since we were born, and it will continue on through our death. Let’s look at some examples through history in
the Bible. The first one which comes to
mind is in Exodus 2 where Pharaoh wanted the newborn baby boys dead, but God
had a way to protect them, where Miriam the sister of Moses made a special
basket to put baby Moses in it and took him to the Nile River. This river is where the Pharaoh’s daughter
went down to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank, and
she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it, opened it
and saw the baby where he was crying, and she felt sorry for him. She noticed
that it was a Hebrew baby, and his own sister Miriam who was her slave went to
get the baby for the Pharaoh’s daughter, who could not have children of her own.
The nurse who really nursed him was his
own mother. Now you tell me if that wasn’t
God’s leading, guidance, plan and protection.
Another good example from the Old Testament is found in Daniel chapter 3,
where king Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold and wanted everybody to
worship, then he summoned the three Hebrew young men: Shadrach, if it was true
that they worshipped the one true God. Their answer was that their God will
deliver them from the fiery furnace without any doubt. Now, they show us that they did have enough
faith, mind you; they were three so the force was stronger. And we can remember what happened by the
reply of the king in Daniel 3:25
“He said, “Look! I see four men walking around
in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the
gods.” Then in verse 26: “Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God come out! Come here!”
“Everybody saw that they had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their
heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on
them.” “Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise
be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and
rescued his servants!” “Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
in the province of Babylon.” vs:25-30.
So there we all can have an assurance that in these days that we are living,
in a very uncertain times-economically, spiritually and relationally, it is now
more than ever that we must hold on to His Holy Word. Even when this old world
presses on tougher, you and I must be even stronger and tougher against the wiles
of the old enemy. To confront him and
not be ashamed of what we as His children stand for, this is what God wants of
every woman, man, and child. Let’s remember we represent Jesus Christ at all
times, everywhere we go, in whatever social circle we may be found. He waits for you and me to make a move that
will tell and show the world His great message, just like the three Hebrew
children. Remember that if they went through tough times back then, don’t you
think we can come to those kinds of tough times in these days we are
living? And are you going to move
forward equipped with the whole armor of God, giving the right answer to whoever
asks such questions which King Nebuchadnezzar did? I’ll leave you with that thought.
Now, there is yet another great example of
God’s protection. Found in Matthew 2
where the visit of the Magi in the city of Bethlehem in Judea, “Where is the
one who has been born king of the Jews? We see his star in the east and have
come to worship him.” “When King Herod heard this he was disturb, and all
Jerusalem with him.” “Then Herod called
the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared,
He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and make a careful search for the
child, as soon as you find him, report to me, so that I may go and worship
him.” You can see that king Herod was
only trying to trick them, which the magi caught it very quickly, but what did
they do? They really worshipped Jesus the real King to be. And they did not go
back to the king. Verse 13: “When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared
to Joseph in a dream, “Get up” he said, “take the child and his mother and
escape to Egypt. So it goes on to say
that Joseph and Mary took the baby during the night and left for Egypt, where
they stayed until the death of Herod.
Now, this incident was a prophesy through Jeremiah, which was
fulfilled.
You may read it in verse 18.
Was Jesus protected? No doubt. Let me
ask you this question: are there any children being born today from an
illegitimate relationship, where the child is being forced to be taken away
from the mother or to commit abortion? Then, the answer to many of these cases
are good ones, where they save the baby, or even put them up for adoption into
good homes. These children are very
special, and some become outstanding children giving great contribution to
their adopted families and society.
You can be sure of having God’s protection in your life today, if you
but let him.
