Yield to the Shield

UV 3178/10000 Yield to the Shield
But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.
Exodus 11 v 7
The Lord makes a distinction between those who fear Him and those who do not, those who trust Him and those who do not, those who serve Him and those who do not, those who love Him and those who do not. No man or beast can raise its tongue against the children of God. He will not allow the powerful to threaten or intimidate the faithful. The Egyptians could ill treat the Israelite slaves only so long as they did not acknowledge the Lord. Moses infused faith in the Israelites once more. The Lord multiplied the miracles in the land of Egypt in order to deliver them from the bondage of Egypt. Moses was not put to shame in front of the people of Israel. The mighty Pharaoh was compelled through a series of ten plagues to release the Israelites. He obeyed the meek Moses. Moses’s staff and stuttering words proved more powerful than all the cavalry, infantry, spears, chains, whips and chariots of Egypt. The Lord nullifies the power of the mighty against the meek and faithful.
The bondage of Egypt is a metaphor for the bondage of man to the shackles of sin and curses. Jesus releases us from such bondage. Hereafter, neither animal nor human can threaten or harm us. He releases His power to shield us. No words spoken to curse us can prosper against us. No weapon can penetrate the shield of faith around us. We are distinguished from the rest of humanity as a people clothed or armed with the presence of the Lord. He gives us victory and deliverance by His grace and power. The significance of this uni-verse is that we need not be afraid or hurt or angry when people gossip, criticise or verbally abuse or attack us for the Lord will give the final answer. Instead, we should rejoice as it gives another opportunity to experience the saving power of Jesus. The Lord will reveal in a real and practical way how He distinguishes between His own and those who disown Him.
We have immunity from the attacks of the enemy. The enemy falls in the pit he digs for us. The Lord vindicates us and does not allow any word spoken by us to fall to the ground without fulfilment. The word “ Israel” means “struggle with God.” Ironically, our struggles in this world against nature and other fellow human beings end when we yield our souls to the Lord. Jacob was protected from revenge by his aggrieved brother Esau as the presence of the Lord turned the latter’s bad memories about his being cheated by Jacob into joy and love on seeing his long lost brother. In my experience, a bullet proof vest or a bomb proof suit may fail in protecting and preserving us but the Lord will never fail. Sometimes from a purely temporal perspective it might appear that the Lord’s will for an individual has been thwarted with his or her succumbing to an accident or a disease but he or she will be restored to glory and grace in eternity.