Guardian

Human guardianship

Responsibility for people

Galatians 4:2 See also Ruth 3:9–13; 2 Kings 10:1; 1 Corinthians 4:14–15

He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father.

Responsibility for other things

Genesis 1:28 See also Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:12; Leviticus 25:23; Psalm 8:6–8

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

God's guardianship of people

He loves and cares

Jeremiah 31:3 See also Psalm 103:13–14, Psalm 139:14; Matthew 6:32; Luke 12:7; Ephesians 2:4–5; 1 Peter 5:7

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.

He defends and protects

Psalm 125:2 See also 2 Chronicles 32:8; Psalm 41:2, Psalm 57:1; Isaiah 25:4; Matthew 23:37; John 17:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Peter 1:5

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.

He teaches and guides

Psalm 25:9 See also Deuteronomy 1:33, Deuteronomy 8:2; Psalm 139:10; Proverbs 3:5–6; Isaiah 30:21, Isaiah 42:16; John 16:13

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

He keeps and provides

Psalm 23:1 See also Genesis 28:15; Deuteronomy 8:18; Psalm 121:4; Malachi 3:10; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Timothy 1:12; Jude 1:24

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

God's guardianship of other things

He is guardian of his word

Matthew 24:35 See also Deuteronomy 29:29; Matthew 5:18; Mark 13:32

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.

He is guardian of the world

Psalm 24:1 See also Psalm 33:6–7, Psalm 50:10, Psalm 89:9, Psalm 93:1

A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Christians are guardians of God's truth

2 Thessalonians 2:15 See also Deuteronomy 6:6–7; Galatians 2:11; Ephesians 4:1, Ephesians 4:3; Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 2:12

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.

Angelic guardianship

Psalm 91:11–12 See also Genesis 3:24; Exodus 14:19; Judges 2:1; 2 Kings 6:17; Psalm 34:7; Isaiah 63:9; Acts 8:26, Acts 12:15, Acts 27:23; Galatians 3:19

For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.