Guest Week: Going Through With God by Adam Spencer

 

Going Through With God

 

“David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee” (1 Samuel 17:37)

 

The definition of Deliverance is “Rescue from danger or any evil”. It appears so many people in the world and many Christians, fall into a mindset of thinking that Deliverance is to be entirely withdrawn from a situation and to not have to face it at all. But I have found through examples in the scripture and in my own life that that’s not the case. A life serving God is by no means a life free from problems and trials. Faithful men and women deal with issues of life every day. But it is so necessary to realize that your physical situation in life does not have to affect your Spiritual health or your relationship with God. “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7) We are given a peace through God that the world is unable to provide, even through seemingly unbearable situations.

            In the days of Moses, God sent plagues on the people of Egypt, and throughout the first 9 plagues, a line was drawn separating the Children of Israel and the Egyptians to protect God’s people. But when the final Passover plague came to Egypt, there was no line drawn or a place that the Children of Israel could hide, but a sacrifice was required of them, and God made for them a way of escape. Likewise in the days of Daniel, when he was forced by a decree of King Darius to be cast into the den of Lions, God did not send an angel down to pull him out of the den, but he shut the mouths of the lions and Daniel came out unharmed.

            These scriptural examples have been left on record to show us that Deliverance doesn’t always look or feel the same. It can be littered with pain and hardship throughout, but the most encouraging part of it all is that through these times of trial, God builds his people up. If we can cast all our care on him in the most trying times of life, he has promised that he will not only take us through but will use these times to strengthen and teach us to be better servants for him. It’s just been an encouragement to me to know that I serve a God that is with me on the highest mountain, and in the lowest valley, and he’ll do the same for each person that is serving him too.

            “I will lift up my eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord which made heaven and earth.” (Psalm 121:1-2)