“Watcher of Men”

Psalm 16:1
Preserve me, O God, for in You
I put my trust. (NKJV)

Though He was holy and pure (without sin), our Lord Jesus did not put His confidence in that purity, but as an example for His followers and all of humanity, He looked to the Lord, His Father, for protection. One of the many great names of God is “the Watcher of Men” (Job 7:20), and even His Son, Christ Jesus, was promised by God that He would be watched over and persevered (Isaiah 49:7). And in like manner, we, too, are persevered in Christ Jesus when we are as one with Him. Our perfect and holy Lord Jesus so emptied Himself and had so truly taken the form of a servant that, as a man, He needed and relied on divine keeping just as we do. And just as Jesus cried to Jehovah for strength, so must we cry out to our Redeemer—the Holy One of Israel. If Jesus who was fully divine looked outside Himself for protection, how much more must we, His flawed and sin filled followers, do the same! Oh, that we should fully trust in our Omnipotent Protector with unwavering faith (1 John 5:4), for this one great rule of heaven is, indeed, so graciously handed out to those of us in need of divine intervention. When we sincerely declare that we are exercising strong faith in the Almighty God regarding the mercy and grace that we seek, we can surely be filled with the utmost confidence that our plea will prevail in God’s perfect timing. So as our Savior prayed let us also pray, for the Lord Jesus became so much more than a conqueror, and so, too, will we through Him. When you are ravaged by the storms of life, my dear friends, know that you can bravely cry out to the LORD as Jesus did; “I put my trust in You alone, O Great and Mighty God,” and a heavenly peace will surely bring comfort to your troubled heart as you confidently wait for His perfect resolve.

A Whisper of Hope
Trust in the Father, dear child…for when you do, He will come to your rescue. Whenever you put your confidence in Him, rather than this imperfect fallen world, you will find contentment and peace in Him. When I lived among man on earth, I, too, had to rely on My father in order to preserve the onslaught of attacks that are apart of living in this darkened world which is dominated by Satan and his powerful forces of evil. Remember this My child; you are not alone, without a way out. The Great AM is with you always; ready to protect and provide, and always ready to help you in all your times of need!

Job: 7:20
Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men?
Why have You set me as Your target, so that I am a burden to myself? (NKJV)

Isaiah 49:7
The LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, says to the One who is despised and rejected by a nation, to the One who is the servant of rulers: “Kings will stand at attention when You pass by, Princes will bow low because the LORD has chosen You. He, the faithful LORD, the Holy One of Israel, chooses You.” (NLT)

1 John 5:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world.
And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. (NKJV)