To Guard and Protect Others
Mighty Father,
You are the perfect protector and guardian of all. Whether you task your guardian angels with keeping us safe or get directly involved by divine intervention, you diligently watch over those who are yours. In one way or another, you always keep your promise to deliver us.
You also call me to love my neighbors by living sacrificially for them. That sacrifice will most often show itself in the form of sacrificial living, as I put my neighbor’s needs before my own. Nevertheless, if the situation ever arises, let me also be willing to put my own life on the line to protect the lives of others. It is a sad statement of our times that tragedy can strike in so many ways at the hands of violent people with wicked motives. Cause good and godly men to rise up to the occasion and guard and protect those in harm’s way when danger strikes. Thwart the evil and malicious intentions of any who plot death and destruction, and guard and protect all who are willing to sacrifice their own lives to stop them.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.