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The God Of Deliverance , Freedom And Liberty
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Aug 4, 2008 (message contributor)
Summary: 1. GREAT EXPECTATIONS 2. GUIDANCE OF GOD 3. GLORIOUS PROMISE 4. GENERATIONAL BLESSING 5. GATEWAY OF REVELATION 6. GUARDING DELIVERANCE 7. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
THE GOD OF DELIVERANCE , FREEDOM AND LIBERTY
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OUTLINE
1. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
2. GUIDANCE OF GOD
3. GLORIOUS PROMISE
4. GENERATIONAL BLESSING
5. GATEWAY OF REVELATION
6. GUARDING DELIVERANCE
7. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
THE MESSAGE
THE GOD OF DELIVERANCE , FREEDOM AND LIBERTY
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1. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
The Lord wants to do great things for us and for our land. We must have great expectations because we have a great God. We who have the Lord as our God are blessed. The Lord will deliver us from our enemies. He will bless our children and grant them a bright future. He will grant us prosperity and cause us to increase and protect us from evil. The Lord wants us to put our whole trust in Him alone and not rely on human help which can fail us at any time. We must rely on the Lord who will grant us justice and meet our needs. The Lord watches over us and sustains the fatherless and widows. He destroys the plans of the wicked and sets His people free.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Be not afraid, O land; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things.
I will sing a new song to you, O God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you,
to the One who gives victory to kings, who delivers his servant David from the deadly sword.
Deliver me and rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.
Then our sons in their youth will be like well-nurtured plants, and our daughters will be like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields;
our oxen will draw heavy loads. There will be no breaching of walls, no going into captivity, no cry of distress in our streets.
Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.
Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;on that very day their plans come to nothing.
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
the Maker of heaven and earth,the sea, and everything in them— the LORD, who remains faithful forever.
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down,the LORD loves the righteous.
The LORD watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow,but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
The LORD reigns forever,your God, O Zion, for all generations.Praise the LORD.
2. GUIDANCE OF GOD
The Lord wants us to call on Him in our time of need. He is our hiding place where the enemy cannot find us. He will protect us and surround us with songs of deliverance. He will instruct us and teach us in the way that we must go. He will guide us with His eye. The eye of the Lord sees everything and everyone including the past , present and future. He is the best person to guide us in the way that we must go. But we must be receptive and sensitive to His voice because He will not force His counsel on unwilling persons. The eyes of the Lord are searching the whole earth to strengthen those whose hearts are upright before Him.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise,they will not reach him.
You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you and watch over you.
Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you.
Many are the woes of the wicked,but the LORD’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him.
Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. You have done a foolish thing, and from now on you will be at war."
