Bible Reading: Psalm 84
“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly” – Psalm 84:11 (KJV).
What a loving and caring God we serve. Our God is worthy of our praise and worship. How unfathomable is His love, it is too great to be fully conceptualized by the human mind. The Psalmist painted a true picture of what God is and what He gives to those who fear and worship Him in the above scriptures. God is indeed a sun and a shield.
All plants and trees depend on the sun for survival. Every living being, irrespective of which geographical location you are, feels the heat and the light of the sun. The sun provides light in the day which the plants use to prepare the nutrients they live on. The sun is very vital for the survival of man. Without the sun there will be no life on planet earth. On the other hand a shield is a protective weapon for defense. The shield deflects the arrows of the enemy and ensures your safety. The bible says, “Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked – Ephesians 6:16(KJV).
When God becomes a sun and a shield you can then imagine what a blessedness it is. To them that fear and put their trust in God He is a sun and shield. Just as the sun illuminate the earth and gives light in the day that is how God leads and illuminate the paths of them that put their trust in Him. Our God is all seeing and all knowing. Just as nothing can be hid from the light and heat of the sun, all things are made bare before our God. When God is your sun and shield you are unmolestable and undefeatable in the battles of life. No arrow of the enemy fashion against you can touch you. That is why Isaiah 54:17 (KJV) says, “No weapon formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD”. This is so because the LORD is a sun and a shield.
The LORD gives grace to His children and pattern them to a glorious destiny. “Moreover whom he predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified” Romans 8: 30(KJV). Through the unconditional love of God (His grace), God sent His Son to die for our sin in order to redeem us, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and not of yourselves: it is the gift of God” – Ephesians 2:8. He saved us by His grace to give us a glorious destiny. He saved us by his grace, justified us by his blood and gave us a glorious destiny. God will not withhold the good things of life from them that walk uprightly. Who can be more upright than he whom the Lord has justified.
My dear reader, we are richly endowed in God and as His children he leads us to the green pasture. He is the restorer of our soul, that is why He is a sun and a shield. He gave the righteous to save the unrighteous, and further imputed his righteousness on us. He indeed gives grace and glory, not because we merit it but because he loves us.
Prayer: Father, I will ever remain thankful for your grace in my life.
Bro. Joel Ezeugo