Keep me safe, O God,
I’ve run for dear life to you.
2 THESSALONIANS 3:3 (CEB)
The Lord is faithful and will give you strength and protect you from the evil one.
THE ESSENCE
Because God is faithful, he remains on duty protecting us from the evil one.
DAILY FODDER
Who is "the evil one" mentioned in Thessalonians 3? Who else might be qualified to protect us from him?
PRAYER
Faithful God, thank you for being on watch, caring for me 24/7. I confess that I'm often my own worse enemy. The attacks of the evil one rarely come from the outside but somehow surface as arrogance and self-reliance from within. Help me to give the devil a run for his money. I need to stay close to you, my guard, so that when these things start to swell up from within we can deal with them before they get toxic. Lord Jesus, you are truly qualified to deal with the crap that I generate. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
