The Nature of Our God-Protecter

In studying the covenants of God, we see likeness to other covenants. In the Nature of God is the essence of covenant making. He has embodied Himself in each covenant so that we are without excuse as mankind on the earth, for He is revealed to the extent we are invited to call on Him. The marriage covenant, though cut between mortals, is a part of both the Old and New Covenants of God, for each of these covenants demanded response in the marriage covenant. Under the Law, the expectation of the Old Covenant, a woman was under her father's protection until she married and then she was under her husband's protection. If she made a vow or an obligating pledge, it could be disallowed by her father, or, if married, by her husband. If they did not, the vow or pledge would stand. (Numbers 30:6-8) Adam's sin was his lack of taking his place as Eve's husband to protect her by rebuking Satan and refusing the temptation to sin against God's covenant demand.

In the New Covenant, Paul shows the identification the Lord accepts with each husband. When the husband accepts that identification with the Lord, he moves in great authority as his wife's protecter. This reveals another facet in the Nature of God. His caring and protective cover over each of us is awesome in the minute detail of His knowledge of us. Jesus said even the hairs of our head are numbered, and He knows our downsitting and our uprising!

In our present condition, we do not know how very much we need that protection. It is this ignorance that God covers. All that is required of us is that we seek Him. When we do, God is found by us. Daily come before the Lord seeking His guidance and wisdom, His protection and blessing. Why? This positions you before Him. Aaron was instructed to daily bless Israel with the blessing God gave him to use, so He could bless Israel. It is not that we are not covered by God in covenant, but this recognition of your need of Him keeps us in His knowledge of you. Your relationship with Him is made strong and you walk under His banner. Let me use a personal illustration. My husband and I will soon be celebrating our 63rd anniversary of our wedding vows. The first years were difficult with their own particular problems. Learning to blend two into one is a very personal problem, especially when self is still ruling. But as we grew in the Lord by yielding self to Him, we found great treasure in our marriage. We learned to communicate our need of each other and to receive help. We learned to communicate our love for each other and our trust. This is a part of living out a covenant. When our relationship with the Lord grew, our relationship with each other grew. We relied on the protection of covenant and learned to appreciate it. Your appreciation of God's protection will cause your understanding of it to grow. You will see how He protects in the smallest and profoundly miraculous ways. If it takes a miracle, He is able!