Is there such a thing as divine protection? The Bible gives us strong assurance that God’s protection is available, but it is not automatic. Like most things in life, certain conditions have to be met in order to get the desired result. Take worldwide infections for instance, when certain precautions need to be taken to ensure one’s safety from those diseases. Vaccinations become mandatory and various isolation and mask rules are introduced for the community’s safety and protection.

God’s protection actually revolves around one word, and that word is BLOOD. The Bible gives us a dramatic account of how blood protected the community of Israel from a plague which caused the death of people and even livestock. To be protected each family had to have a lamb sacrifice. Some of the blood had to be put on the doorframes of their houses. The blood then became a sign which God would see and consequently cause the plague to pass over that household so giving total protection.

As Christians we put our faith in Jesus who became our sacrificial lamb when he died on the cross. Our belief in him, is to personally apply as it were, the sign of his shed blood. God sees our faith in his Son and fulfils his promise of protection.

Our responsibility is to appropriate or activate this promise of divine protection. It could be, asking God to protect us as we travel in our cars, perhaps on a long holiday or even a business trip. It could be an overseas plane trip flying over long stretches of ocean. I recall when living in Tasmania, doing regular flights over Bass Strait to the mainland. Sometimes there would be the nagging fear of not having a safe flight. But if I mentally focused on my faith in Christ the reality of protection gave me peace of mind.

Ref. Exodus 12:21-23, Psalm3:3,