Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [8] 08/08/2025 (Morning thought)

Matthew 11:2 Now when John had heard in prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

[19LTMS MS 29, 1904 par. 6] God does not require His children to remain where, by the course of wicked men, their influence is made of no effect and their lives endangered. When liberty and life are imperiled, it is not merely our privilege, it is our positive duty to go to places where the people are willing to hear the word of life and where the opportunities for preaching the Word will be more favorable.

This does not mean that God will never ever send a preacher or teacher into enemy territory; all God is saying to us is just make sure that He sent you, and you did not presume to go of your own volition. He sent Elijah, and He sent Moses and Aaron but He  also provided protection to meet the emergency as they went upon satan’s enchanted ground. Again, it is not in every situation where God definitely sent a preacher, that he would escape unscathed.

All we are saying by the grace of God is that if that turns out to be the case, at least the preacher will have the assurance that he did not place himself in harm’s way unbidden, and this very fact would be as an assurance and strength to suffer for Christ’s sake. Several instances in the life of Christ do illustrate the grave importance of being sent by God, so that we would not unnecessarily imperil life and thereby, cut our work short, as did Paul.

Matthew 25: 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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

Trusting In God’s Deliverance. Part [7] 08/08/2025 (Evening thought)

Acts 21: 2 And finding a ship sailing over to Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. 4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

Acts 21:10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus, saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owns this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

Acts 21:27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

Acts 21:29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Acts 21:32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

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