We join with you in thanksgiving for the kindness, mercy and grace which you have already received, and we lift your petition for safe keeping before the throne of grace.
There is a safe shelter for the child of God, and it is set forth in that precious Psalm which you have named. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust. It was something more than the protection which a soldier would give to a comrade, it was the protection of a mother for her young. There is love in it, there is relationship and kindliness and heart working in it all. Not only is protection from danger vouchsafed, but a sense of comfort and happiness is communicated, making the child of God feel that he is at home under the shadow of the Almighty. So we pray that whether you travel or rest, you may know that nearness and that covering.
You have asked for a hedge of protection and deliverance from all evil, according to the promises of Psalm 91 and 121, Isaiah 54:17, 1 John 4:4, 2 Thessalonians 3:2-3 and Revelation 21:5. We take those scriptures to heart with you. The Lord is faithful, who shall establish you and keep you from evil. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in. If we walk aright, we shall never venture upon a single day without first seeking Divine protection, and how safe we are when embarked in the good ship of Providence, with such a Captain who has forearranged and foreordained all things and who knows each wind in all its connections and the speed at which each shall travel.
Remember also that our greatest deliverance has been wrought out by the Lord Jesus Christ. We have been delivered from worse enemies than any earthly danger, and saved by a greater salvation. Deliverance from sin is solely by the power of God, it is not of him that wills nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy. He has found a ransom, His own Son has borne the penalty, and therefore the deliverance is certain, indeed it is already accomplished for all who rest in Him. For that we give hearty assent and consent to His salvation, confessing He brought us forth.
May the Lord keep you in His goodness and love, may He make your deliverance effectual and attend it with His favor, and may He bring you through every journey and every trial to declare the works of the Lord. We pray that you shall not only be kept safe in travel, but kept in grace, preserved from the archers that would worry you, and enabled to live to His praise.
We commend you to Him who makes all things new, trusting that amidst the wreck of matter and the crash of worlds, safe and near our God shall you be. May all glory and praise and credit be given to the Lord, in Jesus name, Amen.