His city

May I be a place in which you love to dwell Lord

God is someone who created everything in the world. And isn't it amazing to call a city His own? And a nation His own? Psalm 48 beautifully talks about the city of God and how God protects her. Verses 12 and 13 go like this: People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers. Take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses, so that you may tell the next generation: "This God is our God forever and ever; He will lead us for all time to come."

God is someone who protects the city He calls His own.

Jerusalem is God's city. What is so special about it? It is the center of worship—where He built His temple. And now, we are the temple in the New Testament days. When God protected by raising a city which had His center of worship, with mighty walls and towers and citadels, how much more would He protect us when we dedicate ourselves as His temple?

And now can you see why the spiritual attacks happen—against us dedicating our lives, our choices, our body unto His will—as His own? When we need to be protected like the city of God, we should go back to the Lord and rededicate our body as His own temple. Can anyone tamper with God's temple? No. He is its protector.

Dear God, thank you for the mighty truth you have in store for us in the Bible. May we open our eyes and claim the protection that comes from You. Dear God, we rededicate our body unto You. May You raise towers, mighty walls around us and protect us. You are what we need, dear Lord.

In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.