He is a Shield

Psalm 18:30-

As for God, His way is blameless:
The word of the Lord is tried:
He is a shield to all who take refuge
In Him.

For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
The God Who girds me with strength,
And makes my way blameless?

He Makes my feet like hinds feet,
and sets me upon my high places.
He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy Salvation
And Thy right hand upholds me,
And Thy gentleness has made me great.
Thou dost enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.


The Lord is our shield. We must realize this. We must know that he is our covering. That he is our God, our protector, our covering!

He doesn't save us and then throw us out there. David says "You train my hands for battle." That doesn't sound like David knew what he was doing, does it? But here is the other thing we must remeber, once we have learned we need to use what we learn. He trained David's hands so he could use them.

But the Lord is our Shield. The shield of faith quenches the fiery darts of the enemy! Trust that he is covering you as he shows you how to join the fight! Whether it's med schools or car payments, he will take care of you while he teaches you how to use his word and how to walk in his ways. But make no mistake, once you know how to fight, once your hands are trained, you will have to use them, in fact I bet you will want to!

So take heart and rest. Rest in the fact that the word of the Lord is tried and he is a sheild to all them that trust in him. If you don't know what to do, if you feel guilt and shame, if you think yourself into a corner, let him be your sheild. Take refuge from all these distractions in Him: and he will show you while he protects you what you need to do. He will never send you into the fray without teaching you how to win the victory!