Tag Archives: protection

Fortified Walls

“And I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they shall not prevail over you, for I am with you to save you and deliver you, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 15:20, ESV) When in the United States Army, I was stationed in the Federal RepublicContinue reading “Fortified Walls”

Heavenly Protection

“Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, and say, “Do not prophesy in the name of the Lord, or you will die by our hand”— therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: “Behold, I will punish them. The young men shall die by the sword, their sons andContinue reading “Heavenly Protection”

Fortified for the Mission

“And I, behold, I make you this day a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you, for I am with you, declares theContinue reading “Fortified for the Mission”

Watch Out

“Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.” (Philippians 3:2, KJV) When I was in the Army Ranger School, we learned combat patrolling. In the training, we had two graded combat patrols. One 7-day patrol was in the mountain phase and another 12-day patrol was in the Florida (swamp) phase. On severalContinue reading “Watch Out”

The Lord Is Our Defense

7 “Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.” (Isaiah 37:7, ESV) 33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into thisContinue reading “The Lord Is Our Defense”

Pray Watch and Remember

“O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble. At the tumultuous noise peoples flee; when you lift yourself up, nations are scattered, and your spoil is gathered as the caterpillar gathers; as locusts leap, it is leapt upon.” (Isaiah 33:2–4, ESV)Continue reading “Pray Watch and Remember”