ODB: True Security

Eat, Our Daily Bread | November 11, 2011 12:04 am

November 11, 2011 


Safety is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of God. 

READ: Romans 8:31-39 

In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. —Romans 8:37 

During the Cold War—a period of unrest between major world powers in the last half of the 20th century—Americans lived under the threat of nuclear war. I recall that during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, we seemed to be a heartbeat away from annihilation. It was heady stuff for a sixth-grader.

One of my strangest memories of those turbulent times was the school safety drill. An alarm would sound, and we would hide under our desks—for protection from atomic bombs. Looking back, I’m certain it wouldn’t have helped us in the event of a nuclear holocaust. It may have even given us a false sense of security.

While we may not face the same level of nuclear threat today, there are still many dangers that scare us—and some of them are spiritual. Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that our battles are “against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” These are mighty foes indeed, but God has given us His protective love (Rom. 8:35,38-39) and the spiritual resources of His armor (Eph. 6:13-17).

The result? While we face powerful enemies, “we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us” (Rom. 8:37). In our heavenly Father, we have true security.

— Bill Crowder

Source: Our Daily Bread

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  1. hl says:

    Thank you for this apt devotion today.

    Romans 8:31-39 comes as a strong verse to me. As we busy with life, how does God fall into place of your daily chores? He should be the centre and your lifestyle. God and your life is not separate but one.

    ‘For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ v 38-39

    So in all circumstances, don’t fight the fight without God, but run the race in Him. He is your true security, not an emergency button.

    ‘If God is for us, who can be against us?’ v31

    Not finding God only in desperate circumstances but in your life.
    Have a good day today secure.

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