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Once you make Jesus your Savior and Lord, you are redeemed from the curse (Galatians 3:13). You’ve been made free from every evil thing. Jesus bore it for you. When you receive salvation you receive “deliverance, preservation, material and temporal deliverance from danger and apprehension, pardon, protection, liberty, health, restoration, soundness and wholeness.” Protection belongs to you if you are born again. In Christ Jesus, you have a covenant of divine protection with God. But it’s not automatic. Any covenant has two sides, so, you have a part to play. Our Secret Refuge God’s Word reveals your part and His part. Psalm 91:1-2 begins with your part: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Verses 3-4 reveal God’s part: “Surely he shall deliver thee.... He shall cover thee….” God will protect you when you make Jesus Lord of your life, follow Him, walk in the light you have, and take Him as your refuge. You receive the Lord as your refuge the same way you receive Jesus as Savior, and that is, you release your faith for Him to protect you and say it. Speak words in agreement with God’s Word. If you abide under the shadow of the Almighty and speak words of faith, it gives Him place in your life. It positions you for His protection. It’s true no one knows what could happen next in this world. But believers don’t need to be afraid. In Christ Jesus, we can abide “in the secret place of the Most High…Whose power no foe can withstand” (Psalm 91:1, "AMPC"). We must get in and stay in that place through faith. We can’t expect God to move heaven and earth to protect us if we’re full of fear. If we’re full of fear, we’re not full of faith—and we’ve stepped out of our place of refuge. According to the Bible, the thing we fear will come upon us (Job 3:25). Over and over the Bible commands us to “Fear not!” It is the opposite of faith. Fear opens the door to the devil. But faith shuts the door to the devil and everything bad that’s under the curse. Wickedness and danger are in the earth, but they don’t have to affect us. Believers have a safe place in God, but we must lay hold of, and believe for it. If you are living in fear—get delivered! Refuse to let fear dominate your thoughts, your heart or your mouth. Rebuke fear in the Name of Jesus. Read and meditate the scriptures that promise God’s protection continually until there is no fear. God has given you the power to overcome fear by His Word. Go After the Word, Not the World Continue a steady diet of God’s promises of protection. Joshua 1:8 says to think about God’s Word day and night. That’s the way you renew your mind (Romans 12:2). God’s promises will become more real to you. Then you will be able to stand in faith on God’s promises of protection for your life. You’ll be able to speak the Word boldly and fear will have no place—you’ll have absolute confidence in the fact that God is taking care of you. That’s important because the devil’s mission is to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Every day he is working hard to get a foothold in our lives. Every day we have to work to keep him out. The Bible word for this is RESIST. “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7). Our protection depends on our choices, too. Believers must choose not to think or act like the crazy, mixed-up world. ****** article continues on p. 29 ****** ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** ONE Worship 11 original worship songs From a team that has garnered multiple Dove and Grammy nominations for songwriting, artistry and production Connect with God in a deeper way, as Dara Maclean, Anthony Skinner and Michael Howell lead you into His presence. FREE! Order yours today! FREE reg $12 #BG170301 FREE standard shipping included. Offer valid until March 31, 2017 kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) ****************************************** 28 : BVOV

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