The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and deliver them. Psalms 34: 7 (RSV)
Do not be afraid -- I am with you! I am your God -- let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you. Isaiah 41: 10 (Good News) The following paragraph is a very special promise that Ellen White wrote to help you know that God will take care of you. "During the night a very impressive scene passed before me. There seemed to be great confusion and conflict of armies. A messenger from the Lord stood before me, and said, 'Call your household. I will lead you, follow me.' He led me down a dark passage, through a forest, then through the clefts of the mountains, and said, 'Here you are safe.' There were others who had been led to this retreat. The heavenly messenger said, 'The time of trouble has come as a thief in the night, as the Lord warned you it would come.'" Manuscript 153, 1905. His angel guards those who have reverence for the Lord and rescues them from danger. Psalms 34: 7 (Good News) I will fight against whoever fights you, and I will rescue your children. Isaiah 49: 25 (Good News) When a general decree fixes the time when commandment keepers may be put to death, their enemies will in some cases try to kill them early. But no one can get past the mightly angel guardians stationed about every faithful person. Some are bothered when they are running out of the cities. But the "swords raised against them break and fall powerless as a straw. Others are defended by angels in the form of men of war." (Great Controversy p. 631) There is a chapter of the Bible you need to memorize. It is one that will help you during the trouble that will come. That chapter is Psalms 46. It also mentions the bow that will be broken and the spear that will be shattered. (Psalms 46: 9) Here is another promise God gave us. It comes from the pen of Ellen White. "I saw the saints leaving the cities and villages and associating together in companies, living in the most solitary places. Angels provided them food and water, while the wicked were suffering from hunger and thirst." EW 282 God gave us these promises to help us know that He loves us and will take care of us. Do not be afraid, when there are earthquakes, storms, and volcanoes. Do not be afraid when there are riots and wars. God promises to take care of us.
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