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We
have a rule in our household; when we walk through traffic, in a parking
lot or on a street, the little guys have to hang onto a big person's hand.
This is for their protection and our parental peace of mind. The problem
is that a small child doesn't always realize there is any danger so sometimes
they "forget" the cars. If they hold my hand I know to some extent I can
do something about protecting him from the danger I do see.
When Ben or Daniel purposely remove themselves from my protection, they encounter
things they can't see coming. The follower of Christ and object of God's
love is constantly under Satan's attack but may not be able to see it. One
of Satan's goals is to drag us into sin. John said, "We know that those who have
become part of God's family do not make a practice of sinning, for God's Son holds
them securely, and the evil one cannot get his hands on them." (1
John 5:18 NLB)
If you can sin without conviction
or consequence from God's hand then you are not His child (Hebrews
12:7-8). Disobedience (sin) makes us vulnerable. Jesus promises
protection from Satan's attempts to hurt us. Nothing can come into your
life as a Christian unless God allows it.
We fail and fall
when we shun the Lord's hand of protection and grace, and instead walk into the
traffic of sin we have been tempted by. When we do that we allow the Devil
an opportunity that God would have otherwise protected us from.
All Scripture references are from the New American Standard
Version unless otherwise noted.
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Love's Protection
