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THE LORD KNOWS HOW TO DELIVER THE GODLY
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
2 Peter 2:7-9
1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
“God … will with the temptation
also make a way to escape.”
THE LORD KNOWS HOW TO DELIVER THE GODLY
It was Lot’s choice that brought the vexation of Sodom’s sins upon him. Today many are in a similar situation as Lot’s. But there are also some believers who are experiencing the distressing cruelties of sin, though they did not choose to be there. Some were already married to their unbelieving spouses when they came to know Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Such people often go through many sad circumstances due to the ungodly ways of the unbelieving spouses and other family members. They are often tormented by what is happening around them. There are also Christians who are terribly troubled by the ungodly behaviour of fellow students in the school or fellow employees in the work place.
The society that we live in is fast becoming like Sodom and Gomorrah. Many immoral things are displayed or committed in public places, in our neighbourhood, in public vehicles, etc. When we are in these places we feel very frustrated and troubled. Furthermore, the professing church has become a weak testimony to the world. Few men are courageous enough to stand up for the truth and to rebuke sin. Most people in the churches are undiscerning and compromising.
Today’s passage has reserved great consolation for all who are troubled. 2 Peter 2:9 says, “The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations….” God will surely deliver us by His mercy. Read 1 Corinthians 10:13.
Though God has been patient with us, we are also reminded by Scripture that unprecedented troubles will be poured onto this earth. The days of Great Tribulation are drawing near. Will we suffer the horror of His wrath? God did not judge the old world until Noah and his family were in the ark. Likewise He did not punish Sodom until Lot was led out of that city. It is my belief that the Lord will take us unto Himself before the great tribulation of His wrath comes upon this earth. “I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Rev 3:10).
THOUGHT: Saints may feel the stroke of death, but not its sting.
PRAYER: O Lord, help me to look beyond my vexations unto the glorious triumph that Thou hast promised.