Preserves...


Psalm 32: 7

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

 
Maybe it is my personal failing in trusting God, Maybe its weak faith, or maybe I just do not listen to His quiet promptings to pay attention to his Word. Any way you look at it I do not receive words of wisdom often. Does this mean I quit looking? Does this mean I give up? No, of course not. This is one area in my life that I want to continue to grow and learn. That is why when I came across this part of scripture, my mind began to wonder. What does this mean?
Sure, I know what preserving means. You can, dry, or prepare food for long term storage. It has been set aside for a later date when the season of the food is no longer here, but you want to enjoy it still. What I was not putting together was God preserving me, so I grabbed my dictionary and looked it up. Sure enough, my definition was there. But then I discovered more…

Preserve:                                                             

To keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction… protect
Right away I saw the grace of God in this simple word. As a sinner, God provided a way of protection from the injury, harm, and destruction that I rightfully deserved. He chose to protect me from my life of sinfulness by sending His son Jesus Christ to pay the price of my sins on the cross. Three days later He rose again and proclaimed to all the world that it was done. All I had to do was trust and believe in His payment of my sin and I would be protected from death and hell for all eternity.
Not only that, But I can look back and see many situations in life where God preserved me from physical, mental, and spiritual harm. Often my plans would be interrupted by the events of life. Always by things that were out of my control. I am certain that these were times were God’s hand was moving in my life.

To keep alive, intact, or free from decay... maintain
Sure enough. I am protected by the blood of Christ. There is nothing in me, this world, or the devil’s influence that will ever remove me from God’s hand. My eternal destination is secure in what Christ has done for me. I will continue to sin and make mistakes. I will continue to fight my pride and selfishness. I will continue to do things that hurt my family, friends, and my God. However, His blood maintains my standing in Him. I do not say that I am free to live as I “want”… Believe me. Every time I do that which displeases God, I am unhappy. I have come to the point in life where I do not want to continue in sins that I know are wrong. Every time I do oblige the flesh and sin, I feel terrible. There is nothing more that I want to do than please Him. Christ is working in me to help me maintain a life and walk the path that will bring honor and glory to Him. Left to myself, I would fail miserably.

To keep up and reserve for personal or special use.
And now… The “unbelievable” part. God is working in my life. He is moving and changing things every day. He has a purpose. Only He knows what His plan for me is. Constantly I fail Him as a Christian. I am often looking at myself and not others. I see my pride rearing its ugly face. I can look back and see so many times I have placed my fleshly desires before God and His will. Causing pain to those that I love and seeing one more item that God placed on His son (Jesus Christ) when He was crucified for me.
He has a purpose and a plan for me. Through His infinite wisdom, He saw my life with its good times and bad. He knew where I would be weak in my faith and trust in Him. Knowing this, He started working in my life the day I accepted Him has my Lord and Saviour. He has never quit and He never will. There is a special use of my life. I do not know what it is. I do know that I can trust His heart.
Sure we will face some incredible trials in life. Yes, we will be hurting so bad at times that we will look up to heaven and cry out to God “WHY!?!?!” I ask you, do you trust Him? Have you accepted Him as your Lord and Saviour? Will you trust His heart? I have made my choice. I do not see how His hand is working in my life through this trial that I am placed in. I do not see God’s hand working often, but I do trust His heart. I see what He did for me. I know there is more that He is doing for me.

He is preserving me against the day of trouble, because He has a special use for me that only I can fulfill… if I let Him.

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