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“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go.” Genesis 28:15

God promises that His protection is continual, round-the-clock: “he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he… will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:3-4 His protection gives shelter from dangers that threaten: “the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.” Psalm 121:5-6. Right now God is watching over you. His protection is for this moment, day in day out, year to year, wherever and whatever you do in this life and forever. “He will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” Psalm 121:7-8

But sometimes the protection promised in this Psalm doesn’t seem to equate with what is going on in our lives. Bad things happen. Dangers that threaten do harm us and the people we love. If God is protecting us, why do these things happen? There are no easy answers to this question. Any attempt at an answer can often seem unsatisfactory, flippant, or insincere. Do we then doubt or do we trust God’s protection?

If we doubt, then perhaps we turn our back on trusting God and instead put confidence in our own plans, maybe financial or material, or family and friends and rely on them to protect us from life’s dangers for now and for the future. But are any of them equally as trustworthy as God?

Our trust in God is as the “Maker of heaven and earth.” This “Maker” speaks of capability that is way beyond human power and abilities, and reveals God as supreme ruler of the earth and the universe. “Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord,” says 1 Chronicles 29:11, “and all who live in it” adds Psalm 24:1. Paul introduced God to the people of Athens as: “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth… he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Acts 17:24.

In fact, Psalm 121:2 begins with this knowledge and reminder of God’s qualities: “My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” It gives us encouragement that we often need to put our trust in God for our daily lives because there is no one and no thing greater in which to trust.