Your Deliverance is Near!

Jehovah Mephalti – The Lord my Deliverer!

Oh no! She screamed, how can this be? Her head started spinning as if she was out of control! She was shaking all over and it seemed there was no end to it.  She fell to her knees and the tears began to fall. As the tears began to fall, she started pleading… Jesus help me! She continued to call on the name of Jesus and eventually she began confessing the Word of God. The more she confessed, the more the Word became alive to her and she realized that she was becoming stronger. She was saying things such as “the joy of the Lord is my strength” and “greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world” and before she knew it, she was smiling victoriously with tears of joy streaming down her face, praising God in the midst of her trial and those tears of devastation were turned to tears of victory!

This scenario could be any one of us but this is just an example of a situation where the woman received bad news possibly related to the loss of a child, spouse, or any close relative.

Actually, I have lost eight brothers and with one of the losses, I remember crying uncontrollably while sitting at my desk.  This was not a good reaction but at the time, my walk with the Lord wasn’t as strong as it is today, nevertheless, I do recall composing myself enough to take a flight home to bury my brother. When I received news about my other brothers, I prayed for God to give me the strength to be there for my family and help get us through the funerals as best as possible.

Have you ever felt like you were dealing with a strong enemy?  That enemy could be oppression, depression, anger, unforgiveness, grief, or even problems with the flesh.  Whatever your enemy is, God can rescue you and deliver you.

I want to talk about deliverance and how God can deliver us from any situation we are in.  This subject is not mentioned often but I would like to highlight it because it is mentioned over 100 times in the Bible.  If you search your reference, you will find that there are many times that deliver/deliverance is mentioned and it is not confined to demons.  This is something we need in our everyday life.

The meaning of deliverance is the act of delivering someone or something: the state of being delivered especially: liberation, rescue. Psalm 18:17 reads “He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.”

Deliverance is mentioned in the NIV Bible 20 times and in the KJV around 15 times.  Deliver is mentioned 281 in the KJV and 106 times in the NIV.

Each time I have studied this term deliverance/deliver, I am reminded of how much God loves us and wants to deliver us from our enemies, troubles, oppressors, and more than the areas listed below.  These are just a few:

Psalm 71:4 – the hand of the enemy
Psalm 142:6 – my persecutors
Psalm 119:134 – oppression
Psalm 120:2 – lying lips and a deceitful tongue
Psalm 34:4 – all my fears
Psalm 54:7 – all my troubles
Psalm 107:6 – my distresses
Matthew 6:13 – from evil
Psalm 54:3 – oppressors

In Exodus 3:7-10, we see that God saw the affliction of His people, heard their cries, knew their sufferings, and came down to deliver them.

God sees our affliction today and he hears our cry as well and he will deliver us the same way as he delivered the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt.  You might say, but I am not in Egypt today Idella, I am in America and I am not sure if God can help me in my situation.  Well, let me suggest something you can do to start moving towards freedom in your everyday life.  This is just one way to make the word of God personal to you: insert your name in the scripture and repeat it aloud to yourself.  Do not simply read these scriptures but say them with a heartfelt prayer to God because he is your deliverer!  (Jeremiah 29:13) Here are some examples:

Psalm 50:15 “And Idella will call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver Idella, and Idella shall glorify me.”
Psalm 107:6 “Then Idella cried to the Lord in her trouble, and he delivered her from her distress.”
Psalm 34:17 “When Idella cries for help, the Lord hears and delivers Idella out of all her troubles.”

I would like to encourage you to search the scriptures for any area you are dealing with in your life personally and allow the Lord to reveal his word to you and speak to your heart.  This will not be easy but with the help of the Holy Spirit’s leading, it will become easier as you dive deeper into his word and apply it with an intention to your life. Be encouraged ladies and enjoy your study!

Written by Idella Zell