The Unseen Evil

Sometimes harm will befall ordinary good folks with kind souls and good intentions.  Where was God when harm came to them?  Why did God not protect them from harm in the first place?  Perhaps the answer to these question may be found in Psalm 91:9-12 [1]:

If you say, "The Lord is my refuge,"
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
they will lift up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

There is no indication how often must one say "the Lord is my refuge" to have the protection promised by the Psalm, but one could assume never enough, and certainly not at the right moment, right before the harm.  However, if God is always at the forefront of one's mind, one will be protected from harm as promised, even though the manner of protection may be unconventional, in a way that could be regarded as miraculous.

If one has not put God at the forefront of one's mind at all times, that does not mean that one will suffer the full extent of the harm that is befallen.  It is never too soon, or too late, to invoke Heaven's healing power, so that the demons responsible for the harm would depart quickly and recovery could begin.

This entry assumes that demons deliberately approach those who are kind-hearted and afflict them with sudden and unexpected harm because they choose to do God's work.  It also assumes that some of those so afflicted are aware of the cause of such affliction.

Bearing the consequences of demonic harm is usually borne on behalf of another.  When one's well-being takes a negative turn and runs on a deficit while doing good for another, whether or not such good is deserved, judged by subjective and imperfect standards, the good that is performed hastens one to the Gates of Heaven, and being able to enter through them, this blogger believes, is almost a guarantee.


[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+91%3A9-12&version=NIV