Deliverance

Journal 10/20/2010

S.  Job 6, 7, 8; Acts 12

O.  Here is Job, a righteous man wondering why God is letting all this happen to him. Then there is Peter who has been freed from the chains that bind him in prison.

A.  From time to time I wonder why I am having to go through the pains of life.  I have always tried to live right before God, the community, my children, my spouse.  There have been times when I acted unwisely and made some stupid decisions, but those have been paid for or are being paid for as I write—and that is OK. It is the deliverance that I have trouble with mostly.  Trying to figure out why it is that God has sent some money or an idea that would make the day go easier or solve a problem that stands in the way of progress—that is the real dilemma.  Here is Peter in Jail one minute and free the next and it all at God’s hand.  People of the same mind who believed the Good News were praying constantly, God hears the prayers and sees that God’s will can be done and Peter is released and in the end the price is paid.  In the end the price is always paid, but it seems for me the price was paid in the beginning.

P.  My prayer today is of thanksgiving.  God thank you for loving me even when I don’t deserve it and I am unlovable—Be with me today in every step I take, every move I make, every word I speak, every decision I make—lead me, guide me, correct me, comfort me.  Be with all that it is my duty to pray for today and bring healing, comfort, grace and peace to all who need it.  AMEN!

Y.  How will I yield today?  I will look to God and ask the questions of my heart and listen for the answers to come from on high.