There are two ways in which the Lord delivers us: 1) He delivers us from trouble 2) He delivers us in trouble. We can find both these experiences in Psalm 91. Verse 3 says, "Surely He shall deliver thee FROM the snare of the fowler." In fact, all the verses from verse one to fourteen speak about the Lord delivering us from trouble or protecting us from trouble. But the 15th verse speaks about the Lord delivering us in trouble: "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I wil be with him IN trouble; I will deliver Him, and honour him."What is the difference between God delivering us from trouble and God delivering us in trouble? When God allows a trouble or trial in our life, we must know that God wants to promote us and honour us - "I will be with him in trouble; I wil deliver him, and honour him." Along with the deliverance, a spiritual promotion is also coming.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were not delivered from the fire but in the fire. They were thrown into the fire and after they were thrown into the fire, God delivered them and then, "the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province of Babylon" (Dan 3:30). God could have delivered Daniel from the den of lions. However, God permitted Daniel to be thrown in and, in the trouble, God protected him and delivered him. After he was delivered, the king greatly honoured Daniel and proclaimed that Daniel's God was the true God Who was to be worshipped by all. Joseph was thrown into the pit and into prison but afterwards he was honoured and raised to be the governor of Egypt. Mordecai was in deep trouble and all his people were to be executed by the king. However, God delivered him in that deep trouble and promoted him to be the prime minister of that great empire.
Perhaps you are in deep trouble now. Be of good cheer. Once you are foound to be faithful to the truth, the Lord will deliver you and honour you.
- Late Pastor T.U.Thomas, in Morning Manna
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