Have you ever considered how fortunate we are to have a God like God?
Seriously, our Creator could have had any number of flaws which would negatively impact us. He could be mean, cruel, or even sadistic. But the Lord is utterly without sin, and we benefit from having such a God who is perfect in every way. He is a real keeper!
God is also a keeper in the sense that Psalm 121 uses that term 6 times in 8 brief verses:
He who keeps you will not slumber (vs. 3).
He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep (vs. 4).
The Lord is your keeper (vs. 5).
The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life (vs. 7).
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore (vs. 8).
In these ways, God is a trustworthy keeper of our souls, our guardian, our protector. In verses 1 and 2, He is described as "our help." We do not need to fear in this life when the Lord is our God. In both senses, God is a keeper!
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