<b>GOD OUR DELIVERER</b> devotion for 13-FEB-12

Journey
Devotion for Monday , February 13, 2012

Selection Taken From:
Journey: Moments of Guidance in the Presence of God by David Jeremiah

Chart a meaningful course through the year with Pastor Jeremiah as your guide! Sharing daily wisdom and encouragement to direct your steps, he offers inspiring Scripture, insightful comments, and uplifting quotes from well-known writers to help you make the best decisions as you strive to discern God's path in our complicated, hectic world. 384 pages, hardcover from Faithwords. Copyright 2011.

GOD OUR DELIVERER

He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes, in seven no evil shall touch you. - JOB 5:19

When Daniel's three friends�Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego�stood before the opening to a blazing furnace in Babylon, they had one of the most remarkable perspectives found in the pages of world history: "It doesn't matter if we are thrown into the furnace or not. If God chooses to deliver us, fine. If not, fine. Either way our trust is in Him."
How often do we face life's threatening moments with that kind of faithful resolve? It may not be life-or-death persecution for our faith that we face, but we may face a life-or-death situation of another kind: illness, divorce, unemployment, estrangement, or an unspeakable tragedy. But not everyone is delivered as Daniel's three friends were, so how do we interpret the scriptural promises of protection in light of actual outcomes? Here's how: we make up our minds about God at the door of the furnace, not once we're inside. As a result, we are prepared for any outcome. If we are delivered on earth, fine; if we are delivered to heaven, also fine. We let God be in charge of seeing us through our fiery furnaces.
God is our deliverer (Psalm 18:2), regardless of how, when, and where the deliverance occurs.

It is only the fear of God that can deliver us from the fear of man.

JOHN WITHERSPOON

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