Sent: Eavesdropping On JesusSample

Once you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior and experience the peace and joy that come from spending time with Him and learning more about Him, it’s tempting to want to “hole up” and hide away from the world. After all, the world is full of trials and temptations, and that is where the enemy lives and does his best to trip you up over and over again. The thing is, as followers of Christ, we don’t get to hole up. Just as Jesus faced difficulty in order to bring God glory, we have to face difficulty in order to bring God glory and point others to Christ. Anyone can “be good” when things go smoothly, but it takes the power of Jesus at work in a person’s heart for that person to respond in a godly way when things are rough. A Christian that weathers the storm with grace brings glory to God, just as Jesus did by enduring what He endured with such grace and conviction. 

Jesus knew from experience that living a life that glorified God here on earth was going to be tough for us, so He asked God to protect us. 

We all face trials, pain, and suffering. Some are even killed for their faith. The protection that God offers is the eternal protection of our souls. When Jesus talks about that name that God gave Him, He’s talking about our being a part of God’s family now and forever. Just as any other adopted child assumes the name of his/her adopted family at the point of adoption, you are covered under the family name of your Heavenly Father from the moment that you accept Jesus. The power that comes with that name seals your eternity in Heaven and enables you to go through whatever God allows to come your way while still here on earth in a way that honors and glorifies Him. It gives you power over fear and death and gives you victory over the enemy when he tempts you, things that are truly more enduring and important than physical protection here on earth, when you think about it. 

Thank God for His spiritual protection.