God speaks today Thursday | June 13, 2024
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
(Psalm 4:3)The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
(2 Peter 2:9) God knows who to release, and when to release, and how to release
The godly are tested and tempted, but God personally assumes the office of liberating those who trust Him. He knows who to release, when to release it, and how to release it. He delivers in the way that is most profitable to the godly, most crushing to the tempter, and most glorifying to Himself. We can leave the "how" to the Lord, and be content to rejoice in the fact that He will cause His own people to overcome all the dangers, trials, and temptations of this mortal life, to the glory of His own right-handed.
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There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
(1 Corinthians 10:13)The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
(Psalm 34:15)The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
(2 Peter 2:9)But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
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