Three Types of Deliverance

UV 1101/10,000 Three Types of Divine Deliverance


For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Psalm 116 v 8


It is the desire of every individual to live forever in the land of the living. The Pharaohs built the great pyramids and preserved their bodies in the hope that they would live forever. To this day, men and women everywhere build monuments and name cities and roads after themselves in the hope that at least they will live in the memories of successive generations. Scripture says that a great price has to be paid to be able to live forever. The Lord has delivered our souls from death by paying the price and giving us the hope of eternal life in Christ. Being delivered from eternal death and to be given eternal life is far more valuable than all the wealth in the world. The good we do here on earth will also pass the test of fire and continue forever. Whatever we do here will echo into eternity. The evil will be destroyed in the fire. We are no longer mortal beings but we are immortal and destined for eternity. Eternal life is the greatest blessing we have on account of our relationship with the Lord. The uni-verse above speaks of three types of deliverance, the first deliverance is spiritual and eternal relating to our spirits and souls, the second deliverance is for this world, related to our past and present emotional state and well being, the third is related to our self management and our future.

The Lord delivers our eyes from tears. Tears are caused by failure, by sickness, by torture and torment, by threat and fear, by death, imprisonment and separation. He wipes all our tears and comforts us in every type of situation. He protects us from the cause of great sadness. For instance, He has preserved our lives and the lives of our loved ones this far. The absence of a cause of great sadness is itself a source of happiness and joy in our lives. He adds no sorrow to our blessings. He breaks the cycle of shortcomings, curse or “hamartia” in our lives. Whatever the enemy plans against us, He turns to good. We need not live with fear or regret about the past. No effort is in vain, no intention futile, no moment is wasted as long as we are anchored in the Lord. Nothing and no one is beyond redemption, repair and restoration. The Lord redeems the lost and broken parts of our lives. He repairs, mends and ends those parts that need such treatment. Even if we have cause for sorrow or tears now, He promises that those who sow in tears will reap in joy. When the people of Israel began dying of snake bite, the Lord asked Moses to raise a brass snake on a pole and whoever when bitten by a snake and looked on it was healed of the poison. It has become the icon or symbol of medicine. This is a foreshadow of Jesus being raised on the cross. Today, whoever looks to the cross is healed, blessed, delivered.


He keeps our feet from stumbling, implying that He pre-empts us from making big mistakes. The mistakes we do make are masterpieces in His hand. He reduces the cost of our follies or preserves us from the shame and pain. The Holy Spirit warns us when we are about to make bad decisions. When we ignore the warning and take the fall, He breaks our fall by catching us before we hit the hard ground. He gives us wisdom and the gifts of the Spirit so that will walk on even ground and not mindlessly meander, fall or fail. If we lean on our own understanding,we tend to stumble and fall but as we trust Him and lean on Him and seek His guidance at every crucial step we are about to take, He will lead us. People cannot be our leader. They are flesh and blood like us and are prone to the same weaknesses and temptations. Their knowledge, understanding, vision and commitment are limited. God Himself is our leader. He will lead us in counter-intuitive ways. He has both supernatural wisdom and supernatural power. When the liberated nation of Israel sought to have a king like other nations, the Lord hesitated knowing the limitations of human leadership. He had personally led Moses and all Israel out of bondage in Egypt and through the desert to the promised land. The land of the living is the promised land where the Lord promises to take us. We should not pitch our tents in the desert and the wilderness as if we are permanently settled here on earth.




Prateep V Philip