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-Protection is important in our relationship to God. We search for protection, when we come to him, when we approach him.
+Protection is important in our relationship to God. We search for protection, when we come to him, when we approach him. The Psalms, the songs of the Old Testament, take up this topic of protection again and again. In Psalm 94 the author writes about the role of God for his protection:
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+Protection is characterizing the relationship of the believer to God. It is one of the important characterizing features of this relationship. God is the creator, he is the beginning, he is the strong one, he is the protector. The bible is full of stories where people of faith experienced the protection of the Lord, the almighty.
+Of course, God can also fight against you. The bible is also full of stories where people, who thought of themselves as people of faith, experienced the strong hand of God. Often, this was experienced through other people, in war and excile. God's protection is connected to a life which stays in faith. Faith is not only some abstract believe, but a life which is dedicated to learn from him and follow him.
+When we want to experience God as the protector, we should start to search his mercy, his truth, his love, his patience, his presence, his humility, his fidelity. All this we get in and through Jesus.
 (Roland Potthast)