FAITH CAPSULE: Engage self in the truth of God for self deliverance in time of challenge.

1 Samuel 30

Deliverance is to have freedom from challenges of life. God alone is the author of deliverance if man will seek Him by waiting on Him for self deliverance. In life, there is no any deliverance that can be compared to self deliverance. In time of challenge, as a believer, are you seeking or looking to man for deliverance or seeking God? Engage self in the truth of God for self deliverance in time of challenge. Jesus declared about the source of freedom as stated, “…If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32) Jesus the word of God is the truth. (John 14:6) According to the word of Jesus, as a believer that abides in the word of Jesus, such believer shall know the truth which makes freedom becomes possibility from challenge.
In the place of looking for deliverance from man, get to know the truth to become self-delivered from challenges.
King David is an example with challenge but turned to the truth of God for self deliverance.
David’s challenge was the attack from the Amalekites. In the attack, David’s people were taken as captives which provoked his followers to lift their voices and wept. The bible recorded effect of the Amalekites attack, “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) David became a target of rejection by his followers as he became discouraged and distressed.
The challenge of David demanded deliverance as a result, he turned to self deliverance through the hand of God. The above verse pointed out David’s deliverance: First, David strengthened himself in the Lord his God; Second self deliverance was David’s self move to inquire of the Lord. David did not take to the position of self-pity before man. It is written concerning David’s self deliverance, “…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.” (1 Samuel 30:8) Self deliverance of David was in the truth (word) of God which he received when he inquired from God. David, in time of challenge of distress, discouragement, lonely, he strengthened himself in the Lord. David inquired from God and he was reassured by God to go after his enemy.
God is true to deliver man that will abide in Him to know the truth and the truth shall give deliverance (freedom) from challenge

Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace of deliverance in the name of Jesus.