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The Promise of Deliverance
Christians are not supposed to live in bondage. We are meant to be
free.
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If you have been convinced that freedom is unattainable, then you have bought into a lie. When you give yourself willingly as a servant of God, he does not want you under the rule of anyone or anything else. And though we offer ourselves as servants, he raises us up as his sons and daughters, making us heirs to his kingdom. We are meant to be free.
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Always remember this profound truth: God delivers out of his goodness, not because of our abilities or merits. Deliverance
is often beyond our capabilities. If we think we are the sole source of deliverance,
then we’re doomed to fail. Our hope lies in the fact that it is never beyond
God’s. In our weakness, he is strong.
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As you walk confidently in the promise of
deliverance, remember your position as a child of God. Trust him in every
situation for deliverance, whether it comes immediately, incrementally, or
eternally. And most importantly, always know that our deliverance lies in
staying close to the One who is our deliverer.
By
James Randall Robison
“For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and
transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption,
the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians
1:13–14).
Since the fall of mankind, we have all
needed deliverance.
Each person’s individual smallness in a
vast universe demands something or someone bigger to step in and take the
reins.
We need protection from natural disasters,
human evil, and the spiritual enemy who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy.
And you know what? God promises us that
deliverance in the Bible.
When Jesus asked
his Father to “deliver us from evil,”
he highlighted the need for deliverance.
The Greek word there has two meanings:
“rescue” and “God drawing us to himself.”
Rescue
This encompasses deliverance from the
physical threats of this world as well as deliverance through Christ from
spiritual threats.
The same Greek word
in Christ’s prayer is employed in Paul’s declaration: “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to
the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins” (Colossians
1:13–14).
God
Drawing Us to Himself
Our deliverance, whether physical or not,
is directly tied to God drawing us to himself.
When Paul wrote to the church in
Thessalonica, he warned them about what would soon happen to them, paralleling
Christ’s warnings of their tribulation.
But he also wrote that before it happened,
there would be deliverance for followers of Christ because God would draw them
to himself and thus take them out of harm’s way (1 Thessalonians 1:10).
Though the vast majority of us have never
faced the persecution the first-century church did, I can’t help but wonder how
many of our personal tragedies, failures, and hardships could be avoided if we
simply drew closer to God.
I know I could have avoided a few!
Peter noted that “the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from
temptation” (2
Peter 2:9).
We need not fear temptation if we’re walking
closely with the One called Jehovah Mephalti — the Lord my Deliverer.
When we do so, we hear more clearly his
direction for each step along the way and can steer clear of unnecessary
problems we are prone to create in our shortsightedness.
God
Delivers Out of His Goodness
Christians are not supposed to live in
bondage.
Paul wrote, “It was for freedom that Christ set us free”
(Galatians
5:1).
If you have been convinced that freedom is
unattainable, then you have bought into a lie.
When you give yourself willingly as a
servant of God, he does not want you under the rule of anyone or anything else.
And though we offer ourselves as servants,
he raises us up as his sons and daughters, making us heirs to his kingdom.
We are meant to be free.
Always remember this profound truth: God
delivers out of his goodness, not because of our abilities or merits.
Paul wrote, “For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of
works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8–9).
Deliverance is often beyond our
capabilities.
If we think we are the sole source of deliverance,
then we’re doomed to fail.
We have to humble
ourselves and say, “Deliver us from
evil,” as Jesus instructed us to pray, because deliverance is usually
beyond our grasp.
Our hope lies in the fact that it is never
beyond God’s. In our weakness, he is strong.
As you walk confidently in the promise of
deliverance, remember your position as a child of God.
Trust him in every situation for
deliverance, whether it comes immediately, incrementally, or eternally.
And most importantly, always know that our deliverance lies in staying close to the One who is our deliverer.
James Randall
Robison
(Randy) is a writer, producer and host for the television program LIFE
Today. His books, interviews and other materials can be found at randyrobison.com.
https://stream.org/the-promise-of-deliverance/
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