Please understand that this Scripture does not mean we are
now invincible to earthly harm, theft, and attack. Thieves will always break
through and steel in this world as Jesus warned in Matthew 6:20. That's why
the Lord told us to lay up treasures in Heaven by soul-winning, contending
for the faith, living uprightly in Christ's strength, and giving to those
who cannot give anything back to us because they are lame, deaf, blind,
maimed, imprisoned, or poor. God will reward His children on many fronts,
for numerous things, and in various ways. Great rewards are promised by God
in Luke 6 to those who are despised, rejected, harassed, ridiculed, and
alienated for their faith in God. If you live for God, this wicked world is
going to hate you and persecute you (John 15:19). You will be persecuted
(2nd Timothy 3:12).
Albeit, God is a shield to each believer, having the Bible
and the Holy Spirit to guide us through life (John 16:13, King James Bible).
God's Word is a Lamp unto our feet in this dark world of sin. We are blessed
to have God's Holy Spirit dwelling within us (Romans 8:9). Beware of anyone
who talks about spiritual matters, but never mentions the Bible. God's
Spirit ALWAYS works with God's Word, i.e., the Bible.
The Lord is our Buckler, our protector, our shield. He will
watch over us. That doesn't mean bad things won't ever happen to us, because
we do live in a fallen world of sin and evil; it just means that God will be
with us through it all, even unto the end and forever. You may get mugged
coming home from work, and not understand why God allowed it to happen; but
it's for the same reason that Herod had his thugs murder thousands of
innocent children in an attempt to kill Jesus... we live in a fallen world.
Evil is everywhere in this world, because Adam opened the floodgate of sin
to come in (Romans 5:12).
If a drunk pulls into your lane and takes your legs off in a
crash (drunk driving is no accident), then it's because of the evil booze
cartel, and some fool who drank booze to begin with. God is not to blame for
allowing the human race to continue, when men are the one's who hurt each
other. Granted, we cannot understand why God does and allows a lot of
things; but who are we, the created, to question our awesome Creator?
I know a Christian man who was nearly beaten to death years
ago with a baseball bat by a man high on drugs. The criminal was never
caught. This is the wicked world in which we live. You can rest assure that
God saw what happened, and Judgment Day is coming (Hebrews 9:27). You should
be scared friend if you are not saved (Hebrews 10:31). If you are saved, you
should be scared if you are not living for God (2nd Corinthians 5:10-11).
We must use wisdom when interpreting the Scriptures. The
Bible never promises a life of fun, plenty, and prosperity here on earth.
Don't believe a lying minister who tells you different. Many people suffer
in this world, some horribly, many forgotten about in nursing homes and all
sorts of government institutions. But don't blame God, for Satan is the god
of this sinful world. That's why evil men and women prosper. God sees it
all. The tables will be turned. Things are going to change I assure you my
friend. Are you on the winning side in Christ Jesus? Is the Lord your
Buckler, your Savior?
