God Our Defender

The attribute of God for my MITI prayer time this week is "defender." The filled-in prayer sheet gives the definition as "One who protects from danger, attack or harm; guards; shields."

The scriptures seem to reveal something more than One who protects us from getting hurt. Deuteronomy 10:17-18, states that God "defends the cause of the fatherless." This led me to consider "defender" as a defense attorney. 

We are citizens of a different kingdom. We should not expect this world to abide by God's system of justice - at least not yet. Therefore, our prayers are pleaded in a courtroom foreign to this world. 

Sometimes it doesn't feel like God is defending us in this world. But there is a more majestic courtroom where He defends our cause to the end of this age. 

Praise Him! His defense is not now, nor will it ever be, overruled. 

Live decent lives among unbelievers. Then, although they ridicule you as if you were doing wrong while they are watching you do good things, they will praise God on the day he comes to help you. 1 Peter 2:12 (God's Word)