ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) (10/07/90)
You ... by the power of God are quarded through faith. I Peter 1.5 There is a condition attached to God's keeping power. We are guarded THROUGH FAITH. Unless we trust Him He cannot guard us. To know His safe-keeping we must believe whole-heartedly in His promises. If we harbour doubts about our security in face of temptation, are we not discrediting His ability to keep us? For it is not we who have to grapple with Satan's enticements. Every morning when we rise, we should say to Him: "I thank Thee for quarding me yesterday. I do not know what temptations may befall me today nor how I shall overcome them, but I trust Thee again to see me through." Rely implicitly on Him, our God of power. Then, however unpredictable the evil one's fiery darts, something amazingly wards them off. It is the shield of faith. ----- Robert W. Johnson Computer center, The University of Turku, Turku Finland robert@kontu.utu.fi (InterNet) robert@firien.bitnet (BITNET) The preceeding is my opinion and may not express the opinion of my employer and furthermore has nothing to do with my employment.