Protection

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and 
my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.
Psalm 91:2

As I live my life as an incarcerated individual...

And as I reflect on both the past and present, I cannot thank the Lord enough for his protection. At times the evidence of it is clearly obvious. While on other occasions it is done in secret. This being that I myself was unaware of it until later on, sometimes not even until many years later.

Seeing the Lord's hands of protection at work, be it in my life or the lives of others, is a big source of encouragement. In a world where evil exists and terrible and tragic things occur, it's good to know God is there. As the writer of the forty-sixth Psalm declares, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1). 

While the beloved King David, who is also known as the "Sweet Psalmist of Israel," proclaims in his most famous psalm of all, "Yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You, O Lord, are with me..." (Psalm 23:4).

That's all I need to know. God loves me, and He is always with me. So what is there to fear? If God has already favored me, who can defeat me?

D.B.

Note: King David was referred to in the Old Testament as the "Sweet Psalmist of Israel"
​(2 Samuel 23:1).