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Our virus protector

 

My eleven-year-old computer is not going to take Windows 15! It also will not load internet from our new router. Time to get a new one. The huge array of laptops is very confusing. We finally decided to get one that was an excellent brand, which had heaps of memory and a fast-processing time. Even better, it was in a sale so offered four hundred dollars off. Then, because it is all too frustrating for me, we paid for a wonderful tech guy to transfer all our files from the old computer to the new one. We had a long discussion on pros and cons of extra virus protection versus the protection that came with Windows 11, and I finally decided to pay for the recommended extra protection that would not only protect all our files, but would also let me know if I tried to access an unsafe internet site.

As my thoughts wandered, I vaguely thought that it would be great to have a virus protector to protect us against sinning. It suddenly occurred to me that we do! The Holy Spirit fills us and guides us, convicting us of sin. The problem is it is so easy to ignore his quiet direction. So often I am busy talking and ignore his prompt to stop before I sin with my mouth. I tend to talk before I think! I am trying to do the opposite! I am also trying to collaborate with the Holy Spirit and listen to him when he provides a caution in my spirit. Jesus paid the price, for our protection from the consequences of sin and there is no annual renewal fee.

The Spirit indwells all believers—ask for a daily filling and protection from sin. He is our personal virus protector.

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