February 10, 2023 … God’s Eternal Protection …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 41 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Steve Bell  singing  … God Our Protector … poignantly singing of the God being our protection and safety FOREVER.

Loved and protected ... 

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Highlight Passage: … Psalm 91:2 [NLT] … 

2 This I declare about the LORD;  He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust in Him.   

… God promising all who love and trust in Him the Lord’s protective care.                                                                                                  

Highlight Passage (Context): … Psalms 91:1-2, 14-16 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

…  God’s promise, to all who love the Lord, of an eternal and protective home.      

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 18:10 [NLT] … 

10 The name of the LORD is a strong fortress; the Godly run to Him and are safe.   

… God’s promise, thru Solomon, of the LORD’s protection and safely to the Godly who love and follow the LORD. 

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 41:20, 54:17  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s promise, thru Isaiah, that our God will provide His faithful followers with His strength and heavenly protection when the Lord returns. 

Reference Passage: … John 14:1-4 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus, in the upper room, allays His disciples’ fears, promising that He will prepare a home of protection for them in Heaven.  

Reference Passage: … Romans 8:28, 31 … USE THIS LINK … [NLT] … 

… Paul shows fellow Christians that everything in their [our] life, no matter how challenging or painful, is for their good; and nothing evil can defeat those who trust in Him.  

Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 4:18 [NLT] … 

18 Yes, and the Lord will deliver me from every evil attack and will bring me safely into His heavenly Kingdom. All glory to God forever and ever!  

… Paul assures Timothy (and us) that God will bring him - and His chosen Bride - into the loving eternal protection of Heaven.                            

                                                                             

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Karen Huang… AT THIS LINK …   tells of finding a dirty and disheveled cat while jogging near a construction site; and the ODB author relates bringing the cat home, who became their beloved family cat who thrived under the family’s love and protection (see photo).          

That’s a pretty good life picture of how our Lord promises - and delivers - His loving protection for those who are surrendered to live under His loving grace forever.  If we’re one of those, as described in the Song and Scriptures above, we are protected forever; and, like the cat in the ODB story, we will find our home with our Lord in Heaven … FOREVER.  Praying that for all of us.                     

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading me Homeward, Lord.                     

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to follow You homeward, Lord and for Your eternal protection.  … Amen

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