Sunday, February 21, 2016

Psalm 124 - God Can Deliver You

The author of Psalm 124 was David, possibly written after the defeat of the Philistines, found in  2 Samuel 5:17-25.  He shares with us that God can deliver us from those who seek to destroy us.

Psalm 124:7,8 - "We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. 8-Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth"

Do you ever feel trapped by overwhelming odds? With God, there is always a way out because he is the Creator of all that exists. No problem is beyond his ability  to solve; nor circumstance is too difficult for him. We can turn to the Creator for help in our time of need, for he is on our side.  God will provide a way out, we need only trust him and look for it. David compared this to a bird escaping the fowler's snare.

Psalm 124 / New International Version

If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say
if the Lord had not been on our side
    when men attacked us,
when their anger flared against us,
    they would of swallowed us alive;
the flood would have engulfed us,
    the torrent would have swept over us,
the raging waters
    would have swept us away.
Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
    and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

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