May the LORD bless you and protect you.
(Numbers 6:24, NLT)
Two cars, side-by-side on a two-lane country highway, headed in the same direction came towards me as I came around the corner. In the dark of the night with no time to spare, I thought we would collide. [You know it doesn’t take the brightest bulb in the bunch to figure out that a collision will likely occur when there are two cars headed one way and one car coming the other way.] At the last minute, one of the cars swerved off the road to avoid smashing me and my car.
The remarkable part of the story needs to be told. I had peace in the moment that it seemed the car would hit me. Seriously . . . I am the dramatic type . . . shocker isn’t it? Peace does not come by own doing. My first response is to register my complaint out loud . . . yes . . . I know they can’t hear me from my car . . . but . . . people that put others needlessly at risk drive me crazy!
That said, the gift of peace, knowing God’s presence, was the miracle. The Hebrew blessing in Numbers 6 begins with the blessings of protection. “Keep,” another word used for protection, described the blessing of a 24/7 guard. This does not mean that we will avoid or avert trials and tragedy, but that God will guard and keep the heart, soul, and mind through challenges.
Seek to know the miracle of the presence of God 24/7.
Ask God to guard and keep your heart, soul, and mind 24/7.
Give thanks for the miracle of God’s protection 24/7.
Learning with you to be aware of the true miracle of God’s protection of the heart, mind, and soul,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
