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Posted by Jeffrey Smith August 18th, 2015 2,989 Views 0 Comments
Psalm 142:5-7: I cry to you, O Lord; I say, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of you goodness to me.
David cried out to the Lord when he was in a cave hiding from Saul. If you find yourself feeling trapped, stuck in a dark place in your mind, or in a physical place, you should consider yourself in good company. David, Joseph, Jesus, and Paul were just some of God’s precious who were held against their will or trapped in a prison cell. The one thing they all have in common is they came to a place of trusting the Lord. They all spoke to the Lord, knowing that He would deliver them from their situation. For David, he was well liked and he could have killed Saul ending the whole thing. But instead he cried out to Him and waited on Him to clear a way. Joseph opened his mouth and the Lord gave him the words to say. He became the second most powerful man on the earth in his time. Jesus could have called twelve legions of angels (Matt. 26:53) to get Him out of being arrested and subsequently beaten, and put to death. Paul could have fought, jumping up and down, and causing all kinds of trouble, but he didn’t.
They all trusted in the Father to deliver them. They all rested in the truth of what they were called to do.
I was once in a jail cell in my mind. I was trapped in panic and anxiety. I was so caught up in fear, that I could not leave the town that I live in for three years. I could drive from my home to my office, but panic and anxiety was so severe that it restricted my ability to function. I fought and fought, hiding my fear thinking that I could do it on my own. It was only after I cried out to the Lord in total submission and trust that I saw Jesus, and Jesus set me free from the chains that bound me. I praise Jesus my redeemer for liberating me from that dark cave. I can call it a cave because there was an opening, but when I went out of the cave, I opened myself up to the arrows of the enemy, just like David.
If you have a situation where you feel trapped, you are not alone. You are not helpless, you have your Father in heaven who will set you free. Your action in this is to trust, submit to Him by handing over your situation, and rest in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. He will sort it out for you. Praise Him for all He does to set us free and redeem us all.
We are in the middle of replacing the firewall, switching, and upgrading the Internet to Fiber. In the end, it will one-hundred times faster, from 20 to 2,000, but things are a bit hectic here at the moment. You may have received 20+ devotionals this morning. I did. Hopefully that will not happen tomorrow! We have been working on it since 3AM and are aware of the issues. Thank you for patience and understanding during the upgrade which will hopefully be over this week! God bless. 😀🙏
Comment from Sylvia Todd
1 day ago
We are back up and things are looking good :)! Thank you so much for your prayers 🙏!
Comment from Liesel aka lisa Wardle
2 days ago
Dear Pastor, please know that you and Sylvia are in my prayers!!! Had been trying to sign in yesterday, but couldn't, and since we had some really bad storms up here practically all of Monday, rain and flooding, I thought that something happened to you! Please know that you are in my prayers! 🙏 My heartfelt gratitude for all that you do and your dedication, thanking the Lord for you! 🙏🤗
Comment from Lynn Brown
2 days ago
Prayers for the switch to be smooth!🙏 We appreciate your hard work and look forward to the upgrades!😀
Comment from Celeste Strenn
2 days ago
Thank you so very much for your dedication and hard work ❣️ thank you so much, so very very much for this most Blessed and most loved devotional ❣️