The Lord shall prevent the evil thou fearest, and
sanctify, remove, or lighten the evil thou feelest.
Matthew Henry*
~~~
The idea that God might hurt us in order to help us is flawed logic.
We risk
attributing the devil’s work to the Lord.
Jesus was without sin,
but He bore the results of our sin.
The same Holy
dynamic is at work in the truth that
God works all things together for our
good**;
God does not author sin,
but He takes responsibility for the
devastation sin has caused.
It is our Heavenly Father’s love,
Christ’s
sacrifice,
and the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit
that has won victory
over all that is evil.
The resurrection theme Jesus has woven into each of our lives
allows us
to anticipate His provision and blessing
both in this world and in the next.
We
serve a God who has promised us good and not harm,
a future and a hope.***
We can rest in the certainty of His love.
*Matthew Henry’s concise commentary on Psalm 121, public domain
** Romans 8:28
***Jeremiah 29:11
--from day 63
--from day 63
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