With God at Dawn

God Is My Shield, September 18

Blessings of Consecration

Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Proverbs 30:5. WGD 263.1

God’s commandment-keeping people stand under the broad shield of Omnipotence. WGD 263.2

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in whom I trust.
For He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler,
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover thee with His pinions,
And under His wings shalt thou take refuge;
His truth is a shield and buckler.” WGD 263.3

—Testimonies for the Church 8:120.

Our God has heaven and earth at His command, and He knows just what we need. We can see only a little way before us; “but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.” WGD 263.4

Above the distractions of the earth He sits enthroned; all things are open to His divine survey; and from His great and calm eternity He orders that which His providence sees best. WGD 263.5

Not even a sparrow falls to the ground without the Father’s notice. Satan’s hatred against God leads him to delight in destroying even the dumb creatures. It is only through God’s protecting care that the birds are preserved to gladden us with their songs of joy. But He does not forget even the sparrows.—Testimonies for the Church 8:272, 273. WGD 263.6