Saturday 28 May 2005 subscribe | unsubscribe | discuss | archive

Automatic protection system

by Bruce Wadd

Next time something touches your eye, take notice of the speed your body reacts. There’s not time for you to think consciously, rather it’s an automatic protection system.

The other day I was edging my lawn, and a piece of mulch flicked off the machine and headed straight for my eye. Before knowing anything about the missile, my left eyelid had automatically detected and reacted to this foreign object. All I felt was a faint touch on the sensitive skin of the eyelid. If the bark had hit its target, I shudder to think of the pain it could have caused.

What a miracle of the body! Our protection systems have been so well made, to protect from damage from the outside world.

God has designed another safety system for our spiritual wellbeing. It, too, is automatic, if we rely on Him, because we are resisting far greater attacks from a significantly more formidable foe – the devil! Here’s David's version...

“Protect me as you would the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings as you hover over me.”
Psalms 17:8a

Today, get in touch with your spiritual protection system… Jesus Christ!