{"id":482,"date":"2025-07-23T00:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=482"},"modified":"2025-07-22T19:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T02:57:52","slug":"july-23-who-am-i-in-christ-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-23-who-am-i-in-christ-protected\/","title":{"rendered":"July 23–Who Am I in Christ? \u2013 Protected"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Christ I am: PROTECTED
\n<\/u><\/em>But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.\u00a0 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NKJV<\/em><\/p>\n

Believers, our Lord is faithful, He strengthens us and guards us from the evil one day and night and we will never know all that He has protected us from physically and spiritually.<\/p>\n

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.\u00a0 <\/em>Psalm 125:2 NKJV
\nThe Lord surrounds us, His people, there is never a time He is not near, He sees our needs and is always ready to help us.\u00a0 We always call upon Him 24\/7 for His protection.
\nGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.\u00a0 <\/em>Psalm 46:1 KJV<\/p>\n

So, fellow Believers, let\u2019s just rest assured in His care and protection and give thanks that He is always nearby.<\/p>\n

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;\u00a0 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.<\/em>\u00a0 Philippians 4:6-7 NKJV<\/p>\n

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In Christ I am: PROTECTED But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.\u00a0 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NKJV Believers, our Lord is faithful, He strengthens us and guards us from the evil one day and night and we will never know all that He has protected us from…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[505],"tags":[8,673,45,3,674,666,132,672,667,669,3306,665,664,573,118,663,50,30,32,668,671,670,524],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-who-am-i-in-christ","tag-2thessalonians-33","tag-armor-of-god","tag-believers","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-ephesians-610-18","tag-establish-you","tag-ever-present-help","tag-god-cares","tag-guard-you","tag-guards","tag-july-2025","tag-lord-is-faithful","tag-philippians-46-7","tag-protected","tag-protection","tag-psalm-1252","tag-psalm-461","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-strengthens","tag-the-lord-is-always-near","tag-the-lord-surrounds-his-people","tag-who-i-am-in-christ"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PROTECTED-2Thessalonians-3.3.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":439,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-11-who-am-i-in-christ-favored\/","url_meta":{"origin":482,"position":0},"title":"July 11–Who Am I in Christ? — Favored","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"July 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In Christ I am: FAVORED For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.\u00a0 Psalm 5:12 NKJV Believers, in Christ we are the righteous in Christ, we are blessed with God\u2019s favor (goodwill, acceptance).\u00a0 He delights in us and He protects\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Who Am I in Christ?"","block_context":{"text":"Who Am I in Christ?","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/who-am-i-in-christ\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"FAVORED-Psalm-5.12","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FAVORED-Psalm-5.12.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":496,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/july-27-who-am-i-in-christ-safe\/","url_meta":{"origin":482,"position":1},"title":"July 27–Who Am I in Christ? — Safe","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"July 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In Christ I am: SAFE I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.\u00a0 Psalm 4:8 NKJV Believers, isn\u2019t this such a comforting verse, especially in today\u2019s world? 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