God's Got Your Back Part 2

# 386 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 29:1,2, Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Aphek, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with Achish. (1 Sam 29:1,2) I want to spend some more time on what it means to “guard the rear.” In military strategy, the rear guard is called upon to engage the enemy and buy time for the retreating troops. It is the equivalent of saying, “I've got your back,” which is another way of saying, “I'll be there for you whenever you need me” Think of how differently we might live if we knew and believed that God promises to be there for us whenever we need Him. Such assurance would surely be a boost for the boldness of our Christian witness. By that I mean, that we would be more apt to follow after Jesus and His Word. God's Word is rife with instructions for living. It is teeming with blessings promised to those who will trust it and act upon it. Most of these instructions and promises fly in the face of worldly wisdom. Seeking God's kingdom first and His righteousness can seem a little risky, but our fear of obeying and trusting would greatly diminished if we knew God has our back! Well, He does! Listen to Isa 52:11,12, “Depart! Depart! Go out from there, Touch no unclean thing; Go out from the midst of her, Be clean, You who bear the vessels of the LORD. 12 For you shall not go out with haste, Nor go by flight; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” Here God invites His people to depart from Babylon, a picture of sin, especially the sin of materialism. And He promises to lead the way out of our love affair with things, and he promises to protect our rear. He's got our back, He will be there for us when we need Him. Giving us what we need to be sustained. Father, thank You for this precious promise. Help me to seek You first and trust You for the rest. Help me to believe that You indeed have me covered.