Jun 1
“Honey, hold my purse”
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped” Psalm 28:7 (NASB)
When I think of a ‘shield’ my mind wanders back to my youth watching great battle scenes with knights, lances, big swords and whatever that ball with spikes attached to a swinging chain is called. The ‘shield’ was protection.
Occasionally, I come across a particular scenario that I find very humorous. An adult man holding a woman’s purse for her. “Awkward!”. He has to make sure that he grasps it like he doesn’t really care about the purse, the loaf of bread hold is my favorite.
She is basically saying, “You are someone I can completely trust to protect this bag of valuable stuff“. She knows he will be a shield to all snatchers and thieves.
We all need protection with our deepest insecurities, issues, self-worth, mean people… We all need to be ‘helped’.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Heavenly Father, help me to open up to You and continually hand You my “valuable stuff”. I know You are always there to be my help. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.