The power of God to deliver

'I have surely seen the affliction of my people, and have heard their cry; I know their sorrows; And I am come down to deliver' (Exodus 3:7-8). When I had lung cancer, who did I call, who could I go to for help, I went to the Lord. He was the only one who could deliver me from my sickness. I seen the power of God to deliver; yes, He has healed me twice of cancer and from a communist prison, but I have also seen Him deliver men from the power of sin. I once preached in a Siberian prison to all 1400 inmates, desperate men: 200 multiple murders, 400 serious sex offenders and 800 even worse criminals. The commandant said he was an atheist, that God could not change these men, that I was wasting my time. But, faced with the crisis of this challenge, the Holy Spirit came on me and God transformed the prison that day. All 1400 criminals repented and twenty of those convicts are now pastors and some of the best evangelists in Russia today were saved that day in that place!

Whatever your circumstance, wherever you are, whoever you are, God says, 'I have seen your affliction, I have seen your suffering, and I am come down.' God is not talking in the past tense or some distant date in the future, He is speaking in the present tense. 'I am come down…' This is the miracle of our God: every time we are in distress, every time we are in trouble, God always comes to rescue. Just as God delivered the Israelites from Egypt and led them into their Promised Land, so God, by His grace, delivers us out of our spiritual Egypt into our land of abundance.

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You Answered Me

It is not too late to receive your miracle. Your circumstances are not too far gone. Jesus has power to heal and resurrect. When Jairus found Jesus, he thought he just needed a healing miracle, but what Jesus had in mine was something far greater, He was going to resurrect Jairus's daughter.

I have often found that God's first priority before answering our prayers is to build our faith. We know from reading the Bible that nothing is impossible, but in order to receive, there must be a building process, a growing in faith, not giving up. Jairus knew Jesus could heal his daughter, but that faith had to turn from 'head' knowledge to an absolute unshakable conviction that Jesus could work the miracle no matter how dire the circumstance. When Jairus was told "Your daughter is dead, there is no use troubling the Teacher now". Jesus immediately turned to Jairus and said, "Don't be afraid, just trust Me."

Believer, YOU are so near to the answer in your own life. Why look at the problems which make the fulfilment impossible? Look to Jesus believing He is able to answer every prayer.

'When I am weak You make me strong. When I am tired You give me strength. Lord lift me up so I can see, how wonderful You are to me. You answered me when I have called. When I was sad You made me glad. You quench my thirst from Your hidden stream. You've touched my heart with Your love and peace.' - You Answered Me by Vinesong

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