Day 80:: Safety

It's hard for me to think of God as "safe," partly because I know that regardless of my faith, I am not really "safe" from evil in this dangerous world. Great men and women of faith have still fallen when their home filled with fire or the gunshot hit the heart. Being a Christian, I know, does not make my physical life safe. And God does not keep me physically alive because of my relationship with Him (though some may think so or allude to that "truth"). If He did, though, why doesn't He keep the great Christian down the pew from me alive just as long (or vice versa)? But what I do know is that God keeps me safe in His arms. That where I am (when I am following Him) is exactly where I need to be, where He wants me to be, and where I can claim safety. In His arms, I never have to worry about true death or evil overtaking me, because He has redeemed me with His everlasting life. So I think that is why the Psalmist wants me to look at God, the High God, above politics, above everything...to remember that He is in control and that He is fighting for our best and that He is protecting us in the exact way we need to be protected. I think all of my anxious thoughts and concerns can definitely rest on that.