Hallelujah! Jesus is risen!
Last week I shared some introductory thoughts about seeking to know God as our Deliverer. As I've been preparing for this week, it has felt very fitting for me to spend extra time thinking about Jesus coming to deliver us... to deliver me. He died and rose so that we could know true, abundant life and freedom through him. That new life includes freedom and deliverance from sin, fear, doubt, shame, unforgiveness, addiction, selfishness, hatred, racism, pride, discouragement, depression, anxiety... anything and everything that separates us from each other or hinders our walk with God.
Have you noticed like I have, though, that God doesn't free us from everything all at once as soon as we are saved? If we have accepted Christ's sacrifice and gift of salvation, we are God's children and we are made righteous in his eyes by grace through faith, BUT growing in holiness takes time. We are made new and we are being made new and the growing and deliverance won't be finally complete until we reach heaven. So we keep praying. We keep seeking God. We keep trusting the Holy Spirit to keep working in us. The verses we're reading, listening to, and meditating on this week will remind us of that.
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Below, I'm just including just the first set of verses. I'll post the second set of verses next weekend.
Is this verse telling me something about God, asking God for something, or is God speaking?
Is this a prayer I could pray today or something I can remember today?
How might praying this way or remembering this affect me today?
God our Deliverer verses (part 1)
Psalm 124:8 NET
8 Our deliverer is the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.
Jeremiah 32:17 NLT
17 “O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
Isaiah 59:1 CSB
1 Indeed, the Lord’s arm is not too weak to save, and his ear is not too deaf to hear.
Psalm 109:21-22 NIV
21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 140:6-8 NIV
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
Matthew 6:13 NET
13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Psalm 79:8-9 NIV
8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
9 Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
Psalm 115:11 NLT
11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield.
Psalm 118 NLT
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
4 Let all who fear the Lord repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.
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May you be blessed this week by God, our Deliverer and helper. He loves you so very much.
Jeremiah 32:17 NLT
17 “O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!
Isaiah 59:1 CSB
1 Indeed, the Lord’s arm is not too weak to save, and his ear is not too deaf to hear.
Psalm 109:21-22 NIV
21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalm 140:6-8 NIV
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.” Hear, Lord, my cry for mercy.
7 Sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Do not grant the wicked their desires, Lord; do not let their plans succeed.
Matthew 6:13 NET
13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Psalm 79:8-9 NIV
8 Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
9 Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
Psalm 115:11 NLT
11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord! He is your helper and your shield.
Psalm 118 NLT
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
4 Let all who fear the Lord repeat: “His faithful love endures forever.”
5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.
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May you be blessed this week by God, our Deliverer and helper. He loves you so very much.
Much Love,
Melissa
P.S. If you've missed any Sister Studies posts from the DIVINE: Transformed by Knowing God series, you can find them all here.
P.S. If you've missed any Sister Studies posts from the DIVINE: Transformed by Knowing God series, you can find them all here.
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Thanks so much for sharing!