Good News #287: Because Jesus is In Me, Enemies May Be Around But Nothing Can Remove His Protection Surrounding Me!
Generally, christians find it easy to receive the aspect of the gospel as it pertains to forgiveness of sins as something that happens in this world but most christians find it hard to receive the aspect of the gospel as it pertains to present blessings like health, prosperity, success in relationships, etc…
People often relegate the blessings that is to be had in this world to the afterlife and think everything only happens when we get to heaven… that we are only to receive healing when we get to heaven… that we are only to receive prosperity when we get to heaven…
This does not add up to what the bible is teaching.
When we take Psalm 23:5, for example, where it says “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies”… it may not be obvious to some but in heaven, there are no enemies… no devil lurks in heaven… so there are no enemies in heaven… Jesus cannot prepare a table before us IN THE PRESENCE OF ENEMIES in heaven because there are none.
Now, a table is a picture of provision and not only “just enough” provision but overflowing provision because the same verse says that the cup runs over… this means it’s overflowing… and this should not be a surprise because He is the God of more than enough… this means overflowing provision here on earth… in the here and now, Jesus has much blessings for all of us… whatever we need, we only need to come to the table He prepares for us here on earth… in this present time…
The gospel is this — Jesus did not only save us from death in hellfire…
Jesus also saved us from the works of the enemy like sicknesses, diseases, poverty, curses, etc…
As born again Christians, we need not live in hopelessness because we have a Good Shepherd who takes care of us in the here and now — His Name is Jesus.
And Jesus prepares a table for us in the presence of spiritual darkness around us…
His table is the table of protection, provision and health…in this present world.
Whatta God we have in Jesus!
Whatta Good Shepherd Jesus is!
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
Psalm 23:5
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
