Preserve the Lives of Saints?
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know you preserve the lives of the saints and deliver them from the land of the wicked. In Jesus’ name, amen.
God’s miraculous intervention in the lives of believers is not new. In Acts 16:25-34 Paul and Silas were in prison praying and singing after being beaten. When an earthquake struck, their bonds came loose and the doors opened. Paul and Silas and the prisoners stayed where they were and the jailer and his household came to believe in Jesus.
Psalm 97:10-12 (ESV) not only tells the faithful to hate evil, but that God preserves them, and they should rejoice.
“O you who love the Lord, hate evil!
He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Light is sown for the righteous,
and joy for the upright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to his holy name!”
The words of the song “Amazing Grace” are famous.
“Amazing grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now I’m found
Was blind, but now I see”
God, indeed, delivers us from the land of the wicked. Have you been delivered? If not, seek first the Kingdom of God.
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