12 Sermons Tagged "Deliverance"

Despite everything Joseph had been through between the time he had been sold into slavery by his own brothers and when he met with them again many years later, Joseph was not angry or vengeful toward them. Instead, through faith he recognized that God had sent him on that path for their benefit and his own. So, like Joseph, we too should trust in God's plan for us and for those around us, even when it seems we may have been wronged by them.

In the United States of America we celebrate our many freedoms, especially today on July 4. But as grateful as we are for those freedoms, we often see corruption in our government and leaders. This corruption and concern is nothing new, as we find out from Psalm 82, which tells us that God still holds them accountable and reminds us that He is working through our government and leaders for our eternal benefit.

Christians today are often persecuted or ridiculed, and it may seem like God is not paying attention. However, God is still in control, and he still keeps his enemies in line and uses them for our benefit. We look to God's use of the prophet Isaiah and the Babylonians before, during, and after they conquered Jerusalem to see this in action.

We look at the Psalm that David wrote about his deliverance (by God) after fleeing for his life, and through it we see the many reasons why we magnify (praise) God's name and how we go about doing it.

The chief priests and elders planned to arrest and kill Jesus, but they wanted to avoid doing it during the festival of the Passover, showing us one of the Ironies of the Passion.

We rejoice in praising God for all eternity because we have been given something so wonderful we cannot even fully imagine or comprehend it.

Isaiah prophesied about the return from Babylon (which would also involve crossing a desert) that would come 150 years later, and from that we learn of the new deliverance God is working. It is unlike any other deliverance because it is eternal deliverance; God is taking on human flesh to be our savior. So it is also unlike any other people, as it is meant for all people of all time, transcending cultures, as He makes those who trust in His deliverance into His people.

When we pray, we must recognize: what we deserve, our burdens, our relief (and we know relief is coming), and God’s guidance.