I Will Deliver Thee
Bill Yount
"FOR THE YEAR '2006' "I WILL DELIVER THEE IN 'SIX' TROUBLES!" .... YEA, IN SEVEN THERE SHALL NO EVIL TOUCH THEE!" Job 5:19-26
Introduction to this word....
Notice this verse says 'in' troubles. God doesn't always steer us away from trouble but He majors in delivering us 'in' our troubles. Trouble is a pretty good sign that God is with you! The three Hebrew children; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego discovered that the king's order to 'heat the furnace seven times hotter' was the perfect recipe for their miracle deliverance and their fiery furnace was transformed into a 'four man' dance hall! Daniel found his greatest deliverance take place inside of a lions' den, never having to fear lions again!
Are you in any kind of trouble right now? Then you qualify for deliverance in the midst of your trouble this coming year.... as you set your love upon Him!
If you compare your troubles to yourself, you are in trouble. But if you compare your troubles to God, your troubles are in trouble!
2006 - "A YEAR NOT TO FEAR!"
"IN FAMINE HE SHALL REDEEM THEE FROM DEATH: AND IN WAR FROM THE POWER OF THE SWORD." Job 5:20
Psalm 37:25 David said, "I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the 'righteous' forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." God prepares a table ( provision ) before us in the presence of our enemies. That means our enemies get to watch us eat while they are going hungry. But don't forget in the rough times ahead to feed your enemies and tell them as from one begger to another who is feeding you in the time of famine! God delivers us from the power of the sword and protects us from our enemies so we can live long enough to bless them! Imagine a God who fed millions in the wilderness and gave them water out of a rock and caused their clothing and shoes not to wear out for forty years....sounds like their clothing actually grew with them!
Recently on the national television program "It's a Miracle," there was a small church with 20 members who fixed a Thanksgiving dinner for the needy. As the people kept coming in to eat they were concerned about running out of food. But as the people kept coming in, to their surprise they discovered the food was not running out! The 20 members who cooked the food figured they could only feed about four hundred people....but as the day ended they counted around two thousand people who had eaten and there was still food left over so they delivered the extra food throughout the neighborhood!
After coming back to the church one needy family came late and was hungry and the food was all gone. To their amazement the church members saw this fresh warm baked loaf of bread on the kitchen counter that no one had brought or baked. They then noticed the cupboards that were emptied out for the dinner had one cupboard door ajar. As they went to close it they found more food in it, even a turkey platter! As long as there were hungry people the Lord kept multiplying the food! We can expect these multiplying miracles to increase as food becomes scarce!
"THOU SHALT BE HIDDEN FROM THE SCOURGE OF THE TONGUE: NEITHER SHALT THOU BE AFRAID OF DESTRUCTION WHEN IT COMES!" Job. 5: 21
If there are those who are speaking evil of you, talk to Jesus about it. If there is some truth in it, repent and grow from their 'constructive' criticism. "Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me. it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head; for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities." Psalm 141:5
There have been times and probably still will be when I have been reproved in my ministry. It's humbling but I have discovered as I receive it with a right spirit, it's not long afterwards that I experience fresh oil pouring over me, healing my hurt and anointing me with fresh oil. This often happens to us when God wants to refine our gifting to use us in a greater way. More important these reproofs and grindings do wonders in conforming us into His image, His ultimate purpose.
Remember 'a soft answer turns away wrath.' The tongue has probably brought more destruction to people than anything else. We ourselves are snared ( brought into bondage ) by the words of our own mouth. When we bless those who speak evil against us we cancel the assignment of their words.
"AT DESTRUCTION AND FAMINE THOU SHALT LAUGH: NEITHER SHALT THOU BE AFRAID OF THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH!" Job 5:22
What appears to be destruction in the natural is really construction taking place in the earth in the Spiritual realm from God's perspective and 'all things are working together for our good and for God's purposes.' Many times destruction is necessary before construction of something new and wonderful can take place.
In this verse it says that we shall not be afraid of the beasts of the earth. I believe the word 'beast' represents anything the enemy can try to use to destroy us including sickness, disease and infirmities. We must not give in to fear as certain plagues such as the bird flu break out. We must pray against them and believe Psalm 91 for our protection. "Surely He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler." Recently in a large gathering I sensed fear rising as the threat of the bird flu was being mentioned. I was wondering fearfully myself how devastating this bird flu could be. I then saw the Dove of the Holy Spirit who is greater than any bird and any flu flutter into the conference and light upon us. I sense as we trust under His wings and feathers we are in for not only our protection, but we will experience an outbreak of divine healing attacking our spirit, soul, mind and bodies! Healing that is contagious, spreading to others as healed people heal people! Healing that will capture the attention of world news that a cure for cancer, aids and a cure for other incurable diseases has been discovered through the name of Jesus! On our Father's side, healing runs through our veins, through our arteries, through our bloodstream and into our bone marrow! Healing runs in our family! Decree this coming year..."I'm being attacked by healing!"
"FOR THOU SHALT BE IN LEAGUE WITH THE STONES OF THE FIELD: AND THE BEASTS OF THE FIELD SHALL BE AT PEACE WITH THEE." Job 5:23
God is releasing His authority in us to take dominion over the earth and all that is in it. The earth is groaning for the manifestation of the sons of God to come forth to take back the authority that was given to us through Jesus to subdue the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdoms of our God! When we sin we give up our authority to the enemy. Lord, help us to come into full repentance to be filled with You, to have your authority over all the works of the enemy and take dominion over what you have given us.
"AND THOU SHALT KNOW THAT THY TABERNACLE SHALL BE IN PEACE; AND THOU SHALT VISIT THY HABITATION AND SHALT NOT SIN." Job 5:24
The very peace of God shall guard our hearts and minds in these perilous times. Our homes will become the dwelling place of God as we allow Him to cleanse us from all sin and fill us with His presence.... Healing homes of refuge for the stranger, the lost and the afflicted including the prodigals coming home.
"THOU SHALT KNOW ALSO THAT THY SEED SHALL BE GREAT AND THINE OFFSPRING AS THE GRASS OF THE EARTH." Job 5:25
This coming year expect your seed and seed's seed to become great in God and grow rapidly in the Spirit as the grass grows upon the earth in the spring time! Your children will be as signs and wonders in the earth and God will increase you more and more, you and your children. Don't call your lost children a drug addict or an alcoholic, call them a royal priesthood, a chosen generation! Call their destiny forth in God! Even treat them as though they are already saved! ( they will think you got saved! ) Accept them right where they are and love them and you will see God take over from there!
"THOU SHALT COME TO THY GRAVE IN A FULL AGE, LIKE AS A SHOCK OF CORN COMETH IN, IN HIS SEASON!" Job 5:26
What a promise! "With long life will I satisfy you and show you my salvation!" Make plans to live a long life! We shall live and not die and declare the works of the Lord! When we really believe that God promises us a long life then we know that He will deliver us out of all our afflictions and troubles! Enjoy and appreciate life like it is your last day on earth but live like you will never die!
"LET GOD FIX WHAT YOU CANNOT FIX IN 2006!....DON'T TRY TO 'FIX' ANYTHING THIS COMING YEAR!"
I sense this coming year will be a year when many frustrated saints will finally let God be God and stop trying in themselves to fix things, to fix people and to fix their own problems. We are not called to fix anything. You cannot fix yourself. My wife still cannot fix me! Only Jesus can fix anything and everything. And He has been waiting along time for many of us to let Him do it.
Bob Mumford teaches that "If you get in a fix and you fix the fix before God fixes it, He will fix another fix to fix you...until you let Him fix it!" Let God fix the fix you are in this coming year!
AS THE YEAR 2005 COMES TO A CLOSE, I SENSE THE FATHER SAYING,....."I WILL TAKE OVER FROM HERE!"
Bill Yount
www.billyount.com