Divine Grace & ProtectionSample

MY FEET WALK IN PATHWAYS OF GRACIOUS DOMINION

How precious to think that our Father in Heaven specifically cares if we stub our toe. More than that, He has actually commissioned angels to physically ensure we are safe from harm on every pathway we ever travel.

For He shall give His angels charge over you,

To keep you in ALL your ways.

In their hands, they shall bear you up,

Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot. 

ALL means all. Some paths of life are recreational, and some are mundane and domestic; some pathways are educational, some are of career and work. 

Wherever you are heading today – whether it be a flight to a holiday destination, catching a taxi to an important work meeting, jogging in your neighbourhood, stepping into a slippery bath or driving the family to church – wherever you go, your very footsteps are guarded! 

All your pathways have invisible escorts specifically charged to watch over you and keep you. 

Consider this:

Romans 10:15 ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good news.’

As a new covenant believer in Christ, everywhere you go, and whatever you are doing, you are a bearer of the gospel of peace. As such, your feet are beautiful to God. 

This good news is the message of grace or unmerited and unearned favour.

Our protection detail is not just on the job when we are getting everything right. We are all far from perfect, and it is essential to remember that His protection is not based somehow on our own righteousness. 

Any person who is humbly seated in Christ will be quick to admit that they still have moments of folly, ego and weakness. Yet there is such a graciousness to the Father that even as we are growing in His grace, he never fails to stay fully engaged in protecting us. 

No matter where you are at on your journey of growth in Him, you can be fully assured that he is with you every step of the way.

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,

The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Some of the pathways of destiny take us through places that require us to take dominion and win victories. 

Although we do not live in an age where we will likely face too many wild animals on our journeys, we will, however, need to take dominion over many other serious problems that arise along the way. 

Sometimes challenges come out of nowhere just like a lion stepping out of the bushes. And by His grace, we are called to reign and walk over them. 

We do not run scared, and we do not back down, we eat problems for breakfast. 

Our bold confidence in these things is not self-assurance but rather an assurance that we are hidden in Christ, and He is with us protecting us in all our ways.

Beloved. As you read Psalm 91 aloud again today, see yourself as a person who has a security detail travelling with you at all times and in all seasons. 

Believe that you will experience higher sensitivity to His leading in all your pathways and that this year you won’t even stub your toe – in Jesus’ name!

PSALM 91 PERSONALISED
TO READ AND DECLARE ALOUD

1. I dwell in the secret place of the Most High; therefore, I abide under the shadow of God Almighty.

2. The Lord God is my refuge and my fortress; He is my God, and in Him, I do trust with all my heart.

3. He surely delivers me from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence.

4. He covers me with His feathers, and under His wings, I take refuge. His truth is my shield and buckler.

5. I am not afraid of the terror by night nor of the arrow that flies by day,

6. Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7. A thousand may fall at my side and ten thousand at my right hand, but it shall not come near me.

8. Only with my eyes shall I look and see the reward of the wicked.

9. Because I have made the Lord God my refuge, even the Most High my dwelling place,

10. No evil shall befall me, nor shall any plague come near my dwelling;

11. He gives His angels charge over me; they keep me in all my ways.

12. In their hands, they lift me up, lest I strike my foot against a stone.

13. I tread upon the lion and the cobra; the young lion and the serpent I trample underfoot.

14. The Lord says to me, “Because you have set your love upon Me, therefore I will deliver you; I will set you on high because you have known My name.

15. You shall call upon Me, and I will answer you; I will be with you in trouble; I will deliver you and honour you.

16. With long life, I will satisfy and show you My salvation.”