Psalm 121:7 (KJV)—The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
On an adventure to the Mastodon State Historic Site in Missouri, I had the privilege to behold a mastodon skeleton that offered evidence of humans and American mastodons coexisting in eastern North America.
I look at the picture now and think of preservation. The archaeologists must have worked with great care in uncovering the bones. Then the bones had to be transported without damage. The process probably ended with the reconstruction of the skeleton.
Each and every step required care, the same care our Father dotes upon us.
When we feel as if our bones are being buried in the earth, God acts with the care of an archaeologist, preserving us. He cares for us, allowing us to cast our anxieties upon him (1 Peter 5:7). He guides us with his Word (Psalm 119:105). He does not forsake us (Psalm 37:28), and he restores us (Psalm 23:3).
With these promises, we can cry out, as Jeremiah did, “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise” (Jeremiah 17:14, ESV).