In the classic television series 'Star Trek,'
whenever the starship Enterprise was under attack,
Captain Kirk would say “Engage Shields”
and all weapons directed at the ship would be repelled.
As long as the power of the anti-matter warp core was
at full strength powering the shield, no 'fiery dart'
directed against the ship could defeat it.
As in this fictious sci-fi tale,
we also have a shield that protects us from the
enemy’s fiery darts, and
this is the Shield of Faith.
As the anti-matter core was the power behind
the Enterprise’s shield, it is God’s
unlimited power that forms our shield.
Our part is to engage this shield, and the
strength of that shield is directly related
to the amount of faith we have in the unlimited
power of God behind it.
The Bible assures us many times of God’s
protective shield for those that exercise faith
in Him to do so. Psalm 115 says
“Trust thou in the LORD:
he is (your) help and (your) shield”
while Psalm 28 proclaims,
“The LORD is my strength and my shield.”
To defeat the
“The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked One”
requires exercising full faith in God and His Word.
When you are living a holy life and walking in faith,
then this promise is assuredly yours whenever evil opposition looms:
“The LORD is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusted in him, and I am helped.“
Psalm 28:7
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