He will preserve His saints...

Preserve (v) - 1) to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction (PROTECT) 2) To keep alive, intact, of free from decay: (MAINTAIN)

"He preserves the soul of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.:" Psalm 97:10b

A Christian's life contains many trials and temptations. We need them for our growth. In the course of these trials, however, we often find ourselves in a valley -- a dark alley which seems to be the lowest portion of our lives; a spiritual valley where agents of the dark lie in wait to beat up our souls. Sometimes, victory comes quickly and the Christian rises with triumph. Yet there are times when we feel a painful struggle. Temptations overlap, trials make us sore. They come, blow after blow, until we fall to our knees. Our hope begins to wane, and sometimes we feel faint and stop fighting. The sword is still in our hand, but our souls are too weary and tired to continue. We drop to our knees, nearly ready to give up the fight. But God keeps his promise. He will PRESERVE the soul of his ailing saints. We can NEVER say we are hopeless. At the darkest, and seemingly most hopeless time of our life, we must remember that God will preserve our souls. Either by giving us more grace to match our trials, or by sending providence to deliver us out of the dreadful situation. He will not stop preserving us. He will never let us fall to hopeless abandonment. Even when, in our foolishness we fall, He will help us up again. The process may be painful, but He will keep His promise. He will preserve the saints. What a joy!