A spiritual body guard …

How did thieves manage to steal a $50 million Van Gogh painting from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo, Egypt last August?

The security alarms weren’t working!

The 12-inch square painting of yellow and red flowers had been cut from its frame in the museum. Egypt’s top prosecutor said all the alarms at the museum and 36 of the 43 security cameras had been broken for some time, thus leaving a great masterpiece vulnerable to easy theft.

It would seem the simplest of common sense that such a valuable treasure should be well protected. Beyond art, or any earthly treasure, scripture says we are God’s masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10) and that He does not leave our care in lax hands. Psalm 97:10 gives us these words of security and comfort:

“You who love the Lord, hate evil! He protects the lives of his godly people and rescues them from the power of the wicked.”

In John 10:10, we read these words of Jesus, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

Unlike the thieves in the museum, the chief of thieves — Satan — cannot escape the watchfulness of God who guards the lives of His children. God protects His masterpiece, and in His hands we have true security.

Have you accepted the safety offered you from God? Do you place your security in God, or do you leave yourself vulnerable to thieves who attempt to lure you and steal away your heart?

Scotty