FAITH CAPSULE: God is the ultimate author of deliverance.

1 Samuel 30

In the wicked world, there is deliverance in place for one who will engage the word of God.
The word declares that God sent His word to heal and deliver from self-destruction.
Psalm 107:20 records, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” 
Give yourself to the word of God diligently to gain an unfailing deliverance.
For example, the word of God makes it known that the truth gives freedom. John 8:32 informs one that will seek to be free not to be a victim of the wicked world, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Deliverance is to gain freedom from the challenges of life. 
With understanding and knowledge, seek God for deliverance.
Just as engaging the word of God for self-deliverance, individuals carrying a weapon also claim self-deliverance.
What or who are you looking up to engage for self-deliverance outside of God?
God is the ultimate author of deliverance.
It is true to abide and dwell in the word for unfailing deliverance.
King David is an example of the challenge, but he turned to the truth of God to seek deliverance. 
The challenge of David was the attack from the Amalekites.
With the attack of the Amalekites, the people of David became victims of capture.
The followers of David lifted their voices and wept.
The Bible records the effect of the Amalekites,  “Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.” (1 Samuel 30:6)
As a result of captivity, David became a target of rejection by his followers as he became discouraged and distressed.
The challenge of David demanded deliverance as he turned to look at the hand of God. 
The deliverance of David was the hand of God.
David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. 
His self-deliverance was the self-move to inquire of the Lord. 
David sought God for his deliverance.
1 Samuel 30:8 “…David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” God responded to David, “Pursue, for you shall overtake them and without fail recover all.”  Self-deliverance of David was in the truth (word) of God that he received from his inquiry to God. 
David, in times of challenge, distress, discouragement, lonely, he strengthened himself in the Lord.
Deliverance of David was assured from the word of God to go after his enemy.
Freedom resulted from asking and hearing from God.
David fought his enemy to get freedom for his people.
God is a caring God to deliver one who will abide in Him to know the truth, and He shall give deliverance (freedom) from a challenge.

Prayer for today: Ask God for the mercy of God to gain deliverance in His word.