shield

The foundation of the African society is well entrenched in idolatry and wickedness. Understandably therefore, wickedness is natural to man, especially one who knows not God. He will go to any length to do as he pleases. That is why many fear “our village people”. The unsavory consequence of this is that we become scared to step out to do that which God has placed in our hands and hearts to do. For those that step out, they try to walk so cautiously that they hardly make any remarkable headway in a long time. Some of these fears are unfounded, and for others, there are actually people who rise up against them to trouble them on all sides. Others attempt to inflict us with their own unbelief in God, by making us believe when they say to us that “there is no help for us in God.” In spite of our perception of these village people or wicked friends or the actuality of their existence in our individual spheres, the Lord Almighty, whom we serve and whose we are, has revealed to us this unassailable truth: HE IS A SHIELD FOR US; HE IS OUR GLORY; IT IS HE WHO LIFTS OUR HEAD. God is the shield who bore our griefs. When He took them all on the cross, we were in Him, under cover. Regardless of what anyone might do to us, we take cover under the truth of the death of Jesus Christ for our sakes, and the victory He won for us. Now we truly can sing, God is for us, nothing and no one can stand against us; as our Shield, He bore it all for us. The arrows that would have been shot against us He endured, the curse and rejection that would have been our lot was His’ to bear. In majesty and glory He bore them for us, making a public show of them, triumphing over them in it. We are Christ’s and our lives are hid with Christ in God. Now, we can wield God’s Word as a shield too. When we enforce His words in prayer, making declarations and decrees concerning God’s word, we wield His word, and it becomes our Shield. As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler(shield) to all those that trust in him. Understanding that Jesus is our Shield and He is with us, we can cry to Him and he will hear us, He will answer us, and He will sustain us. Fear is rooted out also. Should anyone come against us, we remain bold knowing that our Shield has made them toothless bulldogs. In conclusion, our Shield is Glorious for many reasons. First, He took all the ills that would have come to us and covered us under the shadow of His wings. Next, He put Himself inside of us so that each of us can wield this shield in our own individual peculiar situations. Lastly, though not least of all, this shield is Light. The glory that He exudes by Himself and through us paralyzes darkness and leaves them dumbfounded. By giving us Himself, he has given to us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, and all of these are in the face of Christ Jesus, our eternal shield. Hallelujah! We step out with honor! Hallelujah! We step out with glory! We step out without fear! We have peace on every side! We can rest assured that our enterprises will succeed, because we are under cover, and the one who covers us can never be defeated. We are allies with the Commander of the Universe. Glory to God!