God’s children are protected by the power of God. When we really take the time to consider what this means, an ensuing peace surrounds our very soul no matter the circumstances. We are kept, we are watched, and we are guarded by God’s power!
1 Peter 1:5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
God’s power is miraculous in its ability, abundance, intent, strength, and wonder. There is nothing comparable to God’s power. In the previous post we addressed the truths that God’s word is able, it is abundant, and it is intentional. Part 3 will address the strength of God’s power and the wonder of God’s power, and what it means to be protected by God’s power through faith for salvation.
God’s power is miraculous in its strength - it simply has no match in strength. God has the power to save and the power to forgive sins. He has power over nature and the power to uphold all things by His word. Hebrews chapter 11 gives us a list of details how God manifested His power through those who believed in Him.
Hebrews 11:33 who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed [acts of] righteousness, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.
Psalm 93:4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. KJV
Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means leave [the guilty] unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Is anyone or anything able to disrupt God’s power?
God’s power is miraculous in its wonder - it is full of wonder. Consider His miraculous creation. Consider His marvelous works.
Exodus 15:11 "Who is like Thee among the gods, O LORD? Who is like Thee, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
Psalm 77:14 Thou art the God who workest wonders; Thou hast made known Thy strength among the peoples.
Daniel 4:3 "How great are His signs, and how mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and His dominion is from generation to generation.
There is nothing more beautiful and amazing than God!
We are protected by the power of God through faith.
What does it mean to have faith?
Faith is the persuasion, acceptance, and moral conviction of the truthfulness of God. It is reliance upon Christ alone for salvation. It is believing without a doubt the Gospel; it is absolute assurance in God’s promises, it produces unwavering confidence in God.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of [things] hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Faith in a believer’s heart is bestowed through God’s grace, (Ephesians 2:8-9). We are saved by grace through faith and we can have confidence that God will keep us in His care.
Albert Barnes’ NT Commentary says God “does not keep us by the mere exertion of power, but He excites faith in our hearts, and makes that the means of keeping us. As long as we have faith in God, and in His promises, we are safe”.
Ours is not only a hopeful faith, it is a certain faith wrought by God’s own power.
For what are we protected?
A salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. This is our final and ultimate rescue and deliverance. The Teacher’s Commentary states we will see complete victory over the fight in our flesh toward sin and we will witness complete deliverance from trials, persecution, and sorrow.
The word euphoria comes to mind. Great elation and joy in the fulfillment of God’s promise to His children in His eternal kingdom, not for our pleasure but for His praise.
John 10:28-29 and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. "My Father, who has given [them] to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand.
This is incredible, this is our hope, and this is Truth. If you follow Christ, you are secured by His power through faith for salvation.
Are you holding fast to the confidence you have in Christ?
During this time of uncertainty, how is your faith being manifested in your thoughts, actions, and words?
“Who are, by the mighty power of God, through the means of their faith wrought in them by the Spirit of God, kept to the full obtaining and fruition of that salvation, which, having been purchased and revealed by Christ, is ready to be consummated in these last days of the world”, Hall’s Explication of Hard Texts.
God will protect those who are His; He will preserve and guard them for Christ’s return. Philippians 1:6 [For I am] confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Read this summary found in Philip Doddridge’s N.T. Commentary, “Who, though now surrounded with many apparent dangers, are not left defenseless, but are guarded as in a strong and impregnable garrison, by the almighty power of God, through the continued exercise of that faith which this almighty power wrought in your hearts; and he will still maintain it unto that blessed hour when you shall receive the complete and eternal salvation which is already prepared, and though now kept as under a veil, is to be revealed in its full radiance of glory, in the last time, the grand period, in which all the mysteries of divine Providence shall beautifully terminate.
Amen.
