Tied On – The Cowboy’s DevotionalSample

RIDING SHOTGUN

In old western movies, when trouble came and you had to get away from the bad guys, the stagecoach driver was the one that kept the wagon moving so not to give the bad guys an easier way to get control of the wagon. But there was another guy up front that carried a shotgun and would use it to protect the driver and passengers from the would-be attackers. This is where we get the famous phrase, “riding shotgun.”

From today’s Scripture, one could say that the stagecoach driver is God, and He is calling us to ride shotgun. The verse tells us to “be on our guard” and spot the dangers that could destroy us and our precious cargo (which in most cases, would be our family). We are called to guard our families from the devil and his evil schemes! How do we do this? We are to pray, love, and protect our spouse and our kids.

We are told to be courageous, to be strong, and stand firm when the enemy attacks. We are to build our family up through providing words of encouragement and acts of kindness so that when temptation rears its ugly head, they aren’t lacking these things and fall to temptation. We need to fill our kids’ minds with the truth of Scripture so that they can stand firm in the face of an attack. We need to take advantage of every opportunity to show them how to fight spiritual battles with the supernatural weapons of God.

Satan would love nothing more than to destroy us and our families. This is why we as husbands and wives and fathers and mothers need to ride shotgun—always on guard, standing firm in our faith and being courageous!

CHEW ON THIS
What ways are you riding shotgun for your family? What areas do you need to be more on guard in order to protect yourself and your loved ones?

PRAYER
Lord, help me to ride shotgun in my family and be on guard against Satan’s schemes. Help me to stand firm in my faith and protect those I love. It’s in your holy name I pray, Amen.

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