THE LORD IS YOUR SHIELD

But You, O LORD, are a SHIELD for me, My glory, and the One who lifts up my head – Psalm 3:3

Still digging into Psalm 84:11, “For the Lord God is…a SHIELD…” What does it mean that “…the Lord is…a Shield”? The shield is a protective or defensive Covering. The ancient military used large, long, and vast shields to cover and protect the soldier’s entire body from the enemies’ arrows. Likewise, God is willing to compass, defend and protect His own from all forms of harm. That the Lord God is YOUR SHIELD therefore means that He is your Divine Defence and Supernatural Security!

God is saying to you and I, what He said to Abraham: “Fear not, Abram: I am your SHIELD, and your exceeding great reward” (Gen.15:1). When the Lord manifests as your shield, fear flees! You can therefore say with David: “But You, O LORD, are a SHIELD for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head” (Psa.3:3). Elsewhere, David declared God as: “my strength and my shield” and “our help and our shield” (Psa.28:7a; 33:20b; 115:9-11). The Lord is “a shield to those who put their trust in Him” (Pro.30:5). In 2017, will you put your trust in the Lord?

When you sincerely acknowledge God as your Shield, His promises in Psalm 84:4-12 will be yours:

• You will dwell in His house and never cease to praise Him (vs.4)
• You will experience divine transformation of every valley of Baca into wells of living water (vs.6)
• You will go from strength to strength as you consistently appear before God (vs.7)
• God will hear and hearken to your prayers, and keep watch over you as His anointed (vs.8-9).

On the authority of God’s Word, join me to declare as follows: “The Lord God is my Shield, my Glory and the Lifter-up of my head. The Lord is my Help, my Strength, and my Shield. God’s Favour will surround me like a shield in all of my journeys in life" (Psa.5:12).