Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Gods Bucket List (2) Protection

There are several things on God’s Bucket List for each of us. One of those is God’s Protection.  I can’t imagine moving forward with Dreams from God without the knowledge that He would be right by my side, every step of the way. (Psalms 91:11) “He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”

Each of us from time to time has been paralyzed with fear in pursuing the dreams and desires from God.  Daniel was in a threatening situation to quit praying lest he be thrown into the lion’s den. Three Hebrew men were in a situation that they must bow down before King Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image or be thrown into a fiery furnace.  Joseph could have easily given up on his dream when his brothers threw him into a pit and eventually sold him into slavery in Egypt.           

In every case, fear could have caused them to quit and give up on their dream and their integrity with God.  Would they bend, bow or be broken by these challenges? God not only delivered them but protected the dream that He had deposited in their spiritual man. Peter was taken and placed in prison; but God wasn’t finished with his life just yet. God sent His angels to unlock the chains on his wrist, and then told him to put on his sandals and move out quickly.    

Time and time again we see in the Word of God how that He protected those to whom He had placed dreams in their spirit. King Jehoshaphat had been given the responsibility to lead his people in Judah. Three nations came and threatened the existence of their nation. What would the King do? Would he give in to fear? Would he tell everyone to find their horse or mule and run for their life? God shows up through the Spirit of God and reveals to them to “Stand Still and see the Salvation of the Lord.”  

As they stood still, God showed up and brought confusion to the three armies; the enemy nations turned on one another and killed each other. For three days Judah picked up the plunder from the enemy and took in great riches.  Don’t tell me that God can’t protect you from doing all that He has placed in your heart to do. He sends angels to overshadow us everywhere we go. Have you allowed fear to hinder the dreams of your heart? Have you been paralyzed in moving towards God’s Bucket List for your life? Use your faith and know that there is a protecting hand from God in Heaven that is watching over you in your journey. Jehoshaphat went on to rule Judah for twenty five years because God had protecting angels by his side to fulfill “God’s Bucket List” for his life.                                                                 
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