Friday 25 June 2021

GOD DELIGHTS IN YOU

Psalm 18:16 He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. v.17 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me. v.18 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me. v.19 He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.

Whenever we come under attack it would be good to get these verses out and read them over ourselves because they reminds us that we're not dealing with things on our own but the Lord is supporting us.

 Very often the enemy will attack us when he knows we're already in distress of some kind but this verse reassures us that the Lord will lead us out of that place of distress to a place of safety. We know He is already in the process of rescuing us. 

Do you see the picture of God reaching down from heaven in His great love and mercy for us, taking us by the hand and drawing us up out of the deep water we're wading through? Sometimes it feels like we're wading through treacle doesn't it? We get our bibles out and try to read, we sit down to pray and we're so distracted by our thoughts. We know we're under some kind of attack and we know we need help. 

Well can I encourage us all today to know that the moment we experience an attack as we look to Him, we can believe God is already drawing us out and up, He's supporting us through the attack and He's doing it out of a heart of love that absolutely delights in us.  It's like He says to the devil "You touch My kid, you're touching Me so you better look out."

So whatever comes your way just remember verse 19, the Lord takes delight in you and He's actively on the job leading you to a place of safety so you can relax.  As we said yesterday "All will be well".

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