Monday morning’s daily Bible verse was about God’s faithfulness. “But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.” [2 Thessalonians 3:3 NLT]
While I sat contemplating God’s faithfulness, my attention was drawn to the last part of that verse. The part that says the LORD will … “guard you from the evil one.”
I realized that I saw a perfect illustration of that Sunday afternoon. Bob and I were watching the final round of the Traveler’s Golf Tournament. There were three players in the final grouping, and they were heading to the 18th green to finish the tournament. Two of them were vying for the championship, only one point separating them.
As they were walking to the green, Bob asked me why there were so many police officers walking beside them. I simply said that you never know what might happen and since these were some of the top golfers in the world, they were being cautious. Who knew how prophetic that would be in just moments.
As the golfers reached the green, protesters with smoke bombs and canisters of white powder broke from the crowd and began to attack the 18th green. Instantly, the police were upon them and had them handcuffed and taken away from the golfers.
No one was hurt, and the golfers continued with their round, but one golfer commented that he was “afraid for his life.”
Our LORD is FAITHFUL. Praise His Holy Name. He WILL STRENGTHEN us. Thank you, LORD!
AND He WILL GUARD us from the evil one. He walks with us every moment of every day, and nothing can steal us from His Hand, nothing! Amen.
