"ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS ACCOUNTED TO HIM FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS." That was blessing unspeakable! They that believe are blessed with faithful Abraham. The promises God made to him He will fulfil to us. We are surrounded by foes; fiery darts fly in every direction; but Jehovah, in Jesus, interposes Himself as our shield. Our safety and protection is from our relation to Him. We should soon be overcome if He did not preserve and defend us. How safe and how happy we feel when we realize that our God is our defence and the most High God our protector! If foes alarm, or dangers affright, yet remember, "The name of the Lord is a strong tower." You may run into it and be safe. Faith is the arm. Jehovah the shield; with Satan, sin, and the world, we are in conflict; but we are preserved, as in a garrison, by the power of God through faith unto salvation. My brother, look to Jesus, through this day, as thy shield and expect safety and protection from Him alone. He will be present to protect thee and answer thy prayers. He will thus preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore. He will give thee the shield of His salvation, and His righteousness will make thee great.

For Meditation:
His righteousness to faith revealed,
Wrought out for guilty worms,
Affords a hiding place and shield,
From enemies and storms.