watch your back?

so i had a little scriptural encouragement that i wanted to share with you all today. as i think i've mentioned, i'm in a small group on thrusday mornings and we just recently started studying "Why Godly People Do Ungodly Things" by the one and only beth moore. it's hard to wrap it up into a sentence, but it's basically about not getting seduced into sin. last week as she was teaching via dvd, she shared that we are not to turn our back on the enemy. we need to be aware of his schemes and know that he is prowling around like a lion looking to devour (1 peter 5:8). she told us about her time in africa and getting to pet some really cute baby lions. when she was leaving, she turned her back to go out the gate. the caregiver grabbed her arm and said, "NEVER turn your back on a lion." they are powerful, wild and unpredicable. she then shared that in ephesians 6 the only unprotected part of our bodies when we put on our spritual armor is our back. check it out. you've got your helmet. your breastplate. your shoes. your shield. but there's nothing on your back.
that's been on my mind all week long. my back is out there for an attack.
we DO need to be aware of the devil's schemes. actually as i'm writing this i am reminded of something i saw on either animal planet or discovery about the sunderban tigers in india. unlike most tigers, these are man eating. they unsuspectingly attack the back of the neck and drag their prey off, never to be seen again. many fisherman and those who live in the area wear masks on the back of their head, trying to trick the tiger. at least that way, they can see the attack coming.
the attack is undoubtedly coming if we are walking with God. the only question is when. as i said, we need to be aware of satan's schemes and watch our backs. but today as i was reading in isaiah 55 i found something very encouraging.

the Lord’s glory will be your rear guard.

how cool is that? the Lord is bringing up the rear. He's got your back! we do need to be alert as peter tells us, but we don't need to worry about attacks unknown to God. He is sovereign. He is all powerful. and He is the ultimate authority in the universe. as we gird ourselves with the full armor of God, we can be assured that we've got backup and we're not fighting on our own.