"Daily Deliverance"

"But I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble." (Psalms 59:16) Here is the thing that God has shown me about what true deliverance is all about, it's ongoing! We need to understand that, because if we don't, then we are always going to doubt where we stand with God, and whether or not God is actually working things out in our lives. When you look at the children of Israel as they journeyed in the wilderness, they were always dependent upon God for everything; which was a good thing, because that is right where God wants us to be, dependent upon Him; their problem came from complaining and missing the pleasures of Egypt. I was thinking of the manna, and how they needed fresh manna every day; not only did they need it to be fresh, but they needed to go out and gather it early, before the sun had a chance to dry it up. The manna represents God's Word, and just as they needed fresh manna every morning, so we need God's Word every morning to guild and direct our day. It's really about daily deliverance from the world, a world that has so much to offer, but has nothing that satisfies; and it's about a daily dependence upon God for His protection and strength. We are always going to need to be delivered from something; whether it be sickness, or stress, or anything that causes us to take our eyes off of Jesus; it's all part of being justified, and living in an unjust world. Look at the "rest" the children of Israel did not enjoy, all because they could not trust God to be their "defense and refuge"; even after all that they saw Him do, they still doubted Him as soon as they came to another place where they needed His strength, protection, or provision. The writer, or writers, of Hebrews wanted us to understand that it is God's power that keeps us going; it's was God's power that saved us, and it is God's power that sustains us; and it is God's power that will deliver us from this body and from death! Our salvation is from heaven, as hard as that is to remember; it's not of this earth, nor is it derived from earthly things; it is heavenly! Jesus came from heaven and He returned to heaven; therefore, our salvation does not save us from this earth, because it is not for this earth, it's for heaven...
"Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don't believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation. For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown love to Him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true. Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God's promises because of their faith and endurance." (Hebrews 6:9-12)