My deliverer!
(James Smith, "The Love
of Christ! The Fullness, Freeness, and Immutability of the Savior's Grace
Displayed!")
"I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my
help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay!"
Psalm 70:5
How frequently are we poor Christians involved in dangers
and difficulties, from which we cannot extricate ourselves!
Surrounded as we are by enemies and evils--this can be no wonder.
But how are we to be delivered? To whom are we to look for relief
and rescue? To Jesus alone, who is emphatically "The Deliverer!"
He
has power--and will exert it!
He has wisdom--and will employ
it!
He has merit--and will apply it,
for the deliverance of all
who call upon Him to do it.
He delivers . . .
from sin,
from
Satan,
from dangers,
from damnation!
He delivers . . .
freely,
frequently,
and effectually.
He has delivered . .
.
Joseph from the evil designs of his brethren,
David
from the hand of Saul,
Daniel from the lions, and
multitudes in every age, from eternal Hell.
He delivers from all
evils--and from the most determined foes!
David celebrated his
delivering mercy when he sang, "For you, O Lord, have delivered my
soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from
stumbling--that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living!" Psalm
116:8-9
How sweetly encouraging is this--to view Jesus as our present
deliverer in every season of trouble, and in all circumstances of danger--to
know that He is ready to arise for our rescue, and appear for our
deliverance.
What need we to fear? Why should we indulge our
gloomy apprehensions? He has already conquered every foe, and whenever He
appears--all flee before His face. There is . . .
such majesty in
His countenance,
such terror in His frown, and
such love
in His heart toward His people--
that whenever He appears on their
behalf--all their enemies melt away like snow, and depart as a midnight
dream!
O gracious Deliverer of Your people, deliver my soul from . .
.
the power of sin,
the influence of the world,
the force of temptation,
the deceitfulness of my own heart,
and the designs of all my foes!
Keep me by Your mighty power,
through faith, unto salvation!
"The Lord is my rock, my fortress and
my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I
take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!" Psalm
18:2
"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!" Psalm 144:2
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