God Is Our Protector
In the very popular 2020 film, The Old Guard, the heroes and heroines are centuries-old warriors with unexplained regenerative healing abilities who use their vast experience to work as mercenaries, taking on missions that help people. These undying warriors have secretly protected humanity for centuries. The idea that there are hidden protectors that help mankind and are with us when we are being harmed is reassuring.
In the Bible, God assures us that His angels do protect mankind for real. "He gives His angels charge over us to keep us wherever we go” (Psalm 91:11-12). He promised that He would send His word to us as we make decisions on our life’s path (Isaiah 30:21). He said that He would be a lamp for our feet and a light for our pathways (Psalm 119:105). He confirms that His eyes go through the earth to be strong for mankind (2 Chronicles 16:9). He tells us that He will go before us and behind us to protect us (Isaiah 52:12).
This is not to imply that we are protected from every threat. Time and chance happen to us all (Ecclesiastes 9:11). War, senseless acts of violence, sickness and disease, pain and suffering are common to mankind. However, God promises that we will not be alone when we are in the valley of the shadow of death (Psalm 23:4) and that He will be with us. We won’t need a fantasy Old Guard when we have the true Guard for our lives.
Psalm 91:11-12
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11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Isaiah 30:21
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21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."
Psalm 119:105
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105 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
2 Chronicles 16:9a
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9 For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. …
Isaiah 52:12
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12 But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
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11 I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
Psalm 23:4
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4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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