I don’t believe it’s common for God to directly intervene in the lives of those He created.
For that reason, I can confidently suggest that much of the protection I enjoy in this life is a consequence of prudent, free will decisions. That’s because I’ve come to understand that God’s commands were given to us as safeguards—among other things. As a result, then, that knowledge acted out in faith protects me.
Of course, some decisions I’ve made weren’t good ones, but that also makes my case.
One of the best examples of how faith protects can be observed in the created institution of marriage. The very nature of this pledge demands an irrevocable commitment of permanency from both the man and the woman. But these vows were always intended to be legally binding as well.
There’s a good reason for that. The consequences for breaking the covenant are severe and long lasting. They’re generationally devastating, eventually eroding the moral fabric which binds a community together through lawful behavior and decency.
Regardless of what the world teaches, marriage is God’s mechanism of protection by design. It’s not just a popular tradition. It’s a vital institution upon which families, governments and other important elements of social order are built and maintained.
[Read why the marriage covenant is so important: Married Lives Matter [1]]
The saying is that if it don’t kill ya,’ it’ll make ya’ stronger. No one can argue with that. But it’s a foolish principle to plan my life around. And since faith endures in multiple dimensions, I’m convinced that I should learn how to recognize every one of them.
Faith can define anything from a strong conviction to a notion of logical probability. It’s what triggers miracles every day of my life. It astonishes me, enlightens me and sustains me.
But most of all, it’s the basis on which I was saved from the power of the Ruler of this wicked age.
God created everything for a specific purpose. Any modifications men make to those institutions, laws, bodies, etc., perverts His original flawless intention.
Marriage, government and faith are inseparable entities existing in the Created Order. They’re an inextricable compound—a catalyst of God’s plan for the ages.
We need ’em for more reasons than we’ll ever realize.
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy, has given us new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, so that we might secure an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.” [1Pet. 1:3-5] [my emphasis]