The guard we need

The Guard we need 
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation 1 Peter 1:5

Who are being guarded (garrisoned) by God’s power through [your] faith [till you fully inherit that ^[c]final] salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time (Amplified)

The word kept has the meaning of being guarded, we are guarded by the dynamite power of God, through your faith.  FAITH,  the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ² For by it the elders obtained a good report.  Of course, the bible says also by faith we understand. 

But faith keeps us by the power of God.  A great combination for us. Feed your faith and you doubts will go away. The power of God is God given, as mentioned in Acts 1:8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.  And this is serving faith, where God gives us the ability, efficiency, and might to go for Him.

So our faith with power of God, guards us as a garrison of solders would keep guard from the enemy. And we know the world (with it's system & ways) and even though we are in this world, spiritual we are not of this world. And yet our minds need to be guarded from the world. 

Then we need to be guarded from the flesh, that natural man, who is of this world, our old Adamic natural, we need to be guarded from the flesh.  The flesh has worldly desires that we (who are saved) need to guard against.

The triune works of the world, the flesh and the Devil has been the fall for many a Christians, many believers. Of course, the Devil made Adam & Eve doubt and he tried to tempt the Lord Jesus. 

So we need a guard and you need a guard. We need to guard our mind.  Don't let sin have rule nor dominion over your mind. Have faith and the power of God to keep you.
 
 We need to guard our mission of service and our message of salvation.

Many will deny the mission of service, but there is a work to do for Him. Jesus said
Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. John 20:21

Many will we deny our message of salvation by saying it's of works and not grace alone. But the bible says
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: ⁹ not of works, lest any man should boast. Eph 2:8-9 

But dear friend, the guard that you need comes from God and is given to you after salvation, after you are saved and become a child of God. In the book of John it says  But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12

So call on the Lord today, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.  Trust in the Lord with ALL your heart and He shall direct your.

And get the guard you need, by faith and by power of God.

God Bless you,
RevDanSam