THE LORD IS YOUR KEEPER

“He who keeps you will not slumber, behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep, the Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.  The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.  The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even forevermore.”—Psalm 121: 3b-8
 
David’s song in Psalm 121 portrays the Lord as your keeper.  A lot of people are in fear of what the future will hold for their nation, and for them as individuals.  I want to assure you that the One who cares for you is not asleep; furthermore, He has promised to protect you in treacherous times.
 
In Acts 16 Paul and Silas were “busted” and thrown in jail because of preaching the gospel.  The Scripture tells us that a “great earthquake” shook the jail that they were chained up in, and the prison door flew open.  Thinking that the prisoners had escaped the jailer drew out his sword to kill himself; but Paul and Silas did not run out the door just because it was open, (Every open door may not be an opportunity to be taken) and they called out to the jailer to stop him.  Because Paul and Silas trusted the Lord to be their keeper, the jailer and his family became Christians.  Later Paul and Silas were let go and went into the house of Lydia, the first convert in on the European continent.  God preserve their souls, and their goings and comings. “The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore”   (Psalm 121:8).   Be assured today that God will protect you from anything that would cause you to fail or fall.  He maintains the cause of the righteous. “For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness” ( Psalm 9:4).
 
God is with us always—protecting, pointing the way, and teaching.  He accompanies and leads even in the small tasks that seem insignificant.  God is our keeper, and He cares for us better than any earthly person can.
 
Prayer—Father I thank You that You are my Keeper preserving my soul, keeping me from evil, and that You are maintaining my goings and comings, in Jesus Name. Amen.