By: Hanny Lynn Stearns
Fish N
Loaves Ministries, Inc.
“Multiplying
God’s Word Around The Globe”
August 12, 2016
Songs of
Deliverance
Psalm
32:6-7
For this cause
everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.
Have you ever really
thought about what this pair of verses is saying? What does it mean to seek God
when He can be found? What do the flood waters represent? And how does He hide
us, preserve us and surround us with songs of deliverance?
These are all very good
questions, and important ones too. We actually discover them through our
experiences in life. The scriptures are not just to be read with our eyes and
skimmed over lightly. They are not to be memorized in our intellect without
applying the deep meaning they are meant to provide. Rather, they are to be
absorbed deep into our soul and spirits. They are to be experienced and
practiced, as the case may be in a given situation. All of them can be applied
to what we go through in our very real day to day lives. How so you ask?
This morning I got up at
5:00am and started my day. I thought I had a good night of sleep. I had no
reason to feel tired. But as I began to move through the morning I felt like I
was very tired, like a person feels when they did not sleep well. My husband
noticed and I told him I was tired but didn’t know why.
After he left for work
and I began to pray and worship the Lord, and I fell into a flood (there’s the
flood part) of tears. I went to bed with a joyful heart last night and woke
with this song this morning: “Love Lifted Me.” This was a song of deliverance for
me this morning. Why did I need to be lifted if I went to bed full of joy? As I
continued in prayer and the tears came, Holy Spirit showed me the reason for
those tears.
As I was seeking the
Lord this morning (seeking Him while He may be found) and not waiting till
later when I would have missed the opportunity, He was able to reveal what was
in my heart. It was as if He were answering the prayer we prayed for yesterday’s
Bible study in Psalm 32. When I opened my little scripture card box, I pulled
out a card at random and it had these two verses on it! There’s no coincidence
with God. I experience stuff like this every single day at my house! God is so awesome.
Though I didn’t think anything
was bothering me, the Lord revealed something that was. As I sat down to listen
to Him, He spoke to my heart. As I cried it out before Him He reminded me to
cast the care of it onto Him – so I did, right then and there. I literally put
my hands up toward heaven and gave the concern to Him. He said He would help me
and I responded by telling Him that I believe Him and thanked Him for it.
He showed me how to
handle the situation in the meantime and then assured me that He is my
Comforter and I can lavish my love upon Him all I want. Even when others will
not accept our love and affection – Jesus is ready and willing to at all times.
And He wants to lavish us with His love as well.
As far as the songs go,
it is really multi-faceted. He can bring songs to our spirit that will lift us
and deliver us from whatever has been hurting us. The music will reach down
deep into our souls right where the pain is located. That alone is so
wonderful. And, another way we get the deliverance is by singing the songs we
are led to sing in our spirit. He works the deliverance through a song. Many of
you probably know exactly what I am talking about.
I guess the important
thing to share with you today is that no matter what is rising up in the way of
a flood – maybe of emotions or concerns, He will hide you (and me) in His safe
shelter. He will deliver us from all fears, worries or concerns as we cast our
cares on to Him. Then we get the inexpressible joy of going through our day in
perfect peace knowing He is making us to dwell (live in) safety. Praise His
name forever.
We can let go of
whatever is eating at us so we don’t run to something like food, alcohol and
drugs which cannot satisfy and only bring us despair at the bottom of the
cookie jar or bottle.
He really does give us
what He promised in His word. We just have to work that word by faith and reach
out and take it by faith. We do not have to see it, smell it or be able to
touch it in order for it to be real. God’s word, His presence and His love
works when we work it by faith. It is all about faith. And when we respond to
His question, “Do you believe this?” we can say, “Yes, Lord, I do!” Though we
must die to our flesh (every day), we can know that He is the resurrection of
our spirits and He is our life, hope and help forever – hallelujah!
John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me,
though he may die, he shall live.” And whoever
lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Friends, my prayer and
heart’s desire is that first and foremost you allow God’s word to work for you
in your life so you can experience all the victory that He has for you. And
lastly, I pray that my experience that I share with you will be used of the
Lord to help you understand what it really means to work His word. We are all
learning and growing every day of our lives. Someone once said, and I firmly
believe it – “if we stop learning, we have stopped living.”
God bless you! Make it a
successful day in the Lord!
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