Our Defender

"Jesus said, “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” He has overcome all the negativity. He has already overcome everything that is against you in the world."

Graham Cooke

"My God is my protection, and with Him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; He defends me and keeps me safe."

Psalm 18:2 (GNT)

I used to always feel like I was going through all my troubles alone.  I felt so vulnerable.  I felt like I could get squashed by some crisis at any moment.  I felt like I was always getting overwhelmed by fear, anxiety and trouble. I felt I was in a boxing ring without any gloves, a puny little runt standing there facing a giant.

But God renewed my mind with His wonderful Spirit.  He showed me that I am not alone.  I am not vulnerable!  I am not alone in that ring.  In fact, Someone has entered the ring to fight for me on my side, a Super Gigantic Giant God is with me that makes the 'giant' problem I'm facing appear small.  He is there, a Strong Advocate, to defend me against the 'giants' that come against me.  In fact, according to Him the fight is already over and He won! As Romans 8:31 says in The Message translation, "With God on our side like this, how can we lose?"

I have learned that the word for the Holy Spirit, Paraclete, means advocate, or one who comes by our side to take our part.  He comes to enforce the victory He already won for us.  To uphold our end and be our strength for us.  This makes me feel so safe, secure, and loved -  not helpless anymore or vulnerable.  It makes me feel like laughing at the enemy! 

A Thought; There is Someone with us, to fight for us, to stand up for us, to defend us, to give us hope, to lift our burdens and carry them for us, to keep us when we can't keep ourselves, to bring us through, to be what we could never be in and through us, to laugh and cause us to celebrate, because the victory is already won!