Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [4] 08/06/2025 (Morning thought)

Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of cruel mocking and scourging, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment.

There’s danger of looking at deliverance from God from the very narrow, me only viewpoint. Deliverance from God often takes into consideration other factors that we may not immediately see, and that’s the reason why it’s imperative that we leave the ways and means, the methods, the timing, and the place entirely up to God, and trust that He will always do that which is in the best interest of His people.

Again, it cannot be reiterated enough, that God is never short on resources, for there are billions if not trillions of angels who wait to do His bidding at any time and in any given place…. Psalms 103:20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

Therefore, it’s never an issue of resources, it has to do with His will being done in varying circumstances according to His good purposes for all of His people. So yes, there will be times when The Lord chooses to do things differently, as deliverance is concerned, and as such Christians must not allow their feathers to become ruffled if things do not pan out according to our desires, or if God’s deliverance doesn’t match our expectations.

Revelation 5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [3] 08/06/2025 (Evening thought)

Hebrews 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

The Christian who has to flee, and the one who is guided by God to stand his ground, are both recipients of God’s deliverance, but with nuances. Sometimes the protective power of God is displayed in a marked manner, for the deliverance of persons, and at other times, the Christian may be wondering why the omnipotent power God might seem to have come up short.

For instance, in one situation The Lord sent an army of horses of fire, and many angels to fill a mountain as they were commissioned to protect Elisha. But in another instance we see God instructing Joseph and Mary to run for their lives as they fled in the middle of the night from Herod. Do not be perplexed by these nuances, for it’s just God working out things and situations for the best good of His people.

And we are to remember that we are not His only people. God has many people the world over, so that what perplexed Job, as pertains to deliverance, and the length of time it took for it to be manifested would be of great benefit to other Christians, thousands of years later, who might suffer for a long time in their particular situation. Sometimes we look at things from the perspective of our little cocoon, and folks might miss the bigger picture entirely, while trapped in our prism.

Hebrews 11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!