APRIL 25

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Colossians 1:13

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,”

Romans 8:21

“because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God”

Psalm 40:17

“But I am poor and needy;  yet the Lord thinks upon me.

You are my help and my deliverer;  do not delay, O my God.”

2 Samuel 22:2

“And he said:  ‘The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;’”

Romans 11:26

“And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;”

2 Corinthians 1:10

“who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,”

Galatians 1:4

“who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,”

2 Timothy 4:18

“And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

JEHOVAH-PALAT

DELIVERER

Psalm 144:2

“He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.”

Birth is often described as DELIVERY.  Maternity wards are places where doctors and nurses DELIVER babies.  This is because the process of birth is the passage of a life, a soul, from one realm to another….  from the womb to the world.  Babies are DELIVERED from a place where they can no longer remain, into a place where they can become all they were meant to be.

Likewise, the Bible speaks of God as a “DELIVERER”.  More times than we can count, we read about God’s people being brought out of trouble, or escaping into blessing.  David was delivered from Saul’s murderous threats into a position on Saul’s throne.  Daniel was delivered from the lions’ den into the king’s court.  The Hebrew slaves were delivered from Egyptian slavery into a land flowing with milk and honey.

Like that occasional baby who seems to be in no hurry to be born, the people of God sometimes resisted their deliverance –or they wanted to reverse the process and go back to the way things used to be! But in it all –and through it all – God acted as their powerful and patient deliverer.

Think of a skilled obstetrician or an experienced midwife.  He or she knows what the process of delivery involves and what it will take.  There will be frightening moments and periods of pain and uncertainty.  Complications can arise.  Sometimes the participants voice impulsive expressions of fear and regret.  Tears and screams of anguish are not uncommon.

But the deliverer also knows what’s at the end of the delivery process – the immense joy, the celebration, and the wondrous realization of new life.  It’s worth it!

For all those reasons, it’s wise for us to put our lives in the hands of JEHOVAH-PALAT.  Let God deliver you from where you are to where you need to be next.

In what ways has God delivered you?

PRAYER

Thank You, Father, that You can deliver me from what is burdening me today.  It may be a hard process, but I know I am in good and capable hands.  Amen.

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