Our Worthy God - Part 4 (Deliverance)
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Nehemiah has lead the people of Jerusalem to rebuild the wall in 52 days…
They just got done keeping the feast of tabernacles, which hasn’t been done since the days of Joshua…
Now in chapter 9, they have assembled with fasting, with sacklothes and earth upon them…
They have separated themselves, stood and confessed their sins and the sins of their fathers…
They took a 4th part of the day and read in the book of the law…
They took another 4th part of the day to confess and worship God…
Now they’re praying together and are essentially praying through Israel’s history and have praised God for his attributes during that:
Part 1 - the greatness of our God
Part 2 - the faithfulness of our God as exemplified in the life of Abraham (He “chose” Abraham and “brought him out” and “gavest him a name”)
Part 3 - the compassion of our God as exemplified in the life of Israel
Now lets jump into the next verse in our text for part 4 - the God of Deliverance
10 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day.
Deliverance: Release from captivity, slavery, oppression or any restraint
Think about God’s deliverance in your life:
Delivered from sin’s captivity
Satan’s oppression
Eternal wrath
Jesus taught his apostles to daily pray, “Deliver us from evil.”
Jesus Himself is called the “Deliverer” in Romans 11…
Through the text, we see that God delivered Israel by:
Signs
Wonders
Result?
He got a name as it is this day
Remember: This is a prayer to God among an assembly of people speaking of how and why God is good through specific examples in the history of their people…
In all honesty - an abnormal way for us to pray…
Have you thought through your history and have given thanks to God for his attributes?
This literally was what Jesus’ ministry was about:
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Heal the brokenhearted
Preach deliverance (to the captives)
Recovering of sight (to the blind)
Set at liberty (them that are bruised)
1. Our Worthy God Delivers from Death
1. Our Worthy God Delivers from Death
**This is the most common thought when we talk about God being the God of deliverance
8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
2. Our Worthy God Delivers from Trials
2. Our Worthy God Delivers from Trials
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
But the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Paul & David: words spoken by two men who were no stranger to a multitude of persecutions
3. Our Worthy God Delivers from Evil
3. Our Worthy God Delivers from Evil
17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
4. Our Worthy God Delivers from Temptations
4. Our Worthy God Delivers from Temptations
9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
13 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.
The Key:
41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Examples of God’s Deliverance:
Noah from the flood - Genesis 8…
Lot from destruction - Genesis 19…
Jacob from Esau’s wrath - Genesis 33…
Israel - Exodus 12…
David from the giant - I Samuel 23…
Jews - Esther 9…
Daniel - Daniel 6…
The Hebrew children from the furnace - Daniel 3…
Jesus - Matthew 2…
Apostles - Acts 5:17-26…
He delivered the maniac of Gadara in Matthew…
Paul was delivered from prison by an angel - Acts 12…
The disciples were delivered from certain death on the tempestuous seas - Mark 4…
Joseph praised God for His “great deliverance” in using Joseph and the dreams…
7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
Right before complaining about thirst, Samson says God gave “great deliverance”
18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
God gave “great deliverances” to David’s mighty men from the Philistines
14 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
Songs of Thanksgiving were sung from David in:
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble;
Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Conclusion:
I can’t remember if I have ever prayed:
“Lord, thank you for my mother and father’s salvation.”
“Lord, thank you for my grandfather submitting to the call to preach at an early age, moving to North Bend and starting Bay Area Bible Baptist Church.”
“Thank you for my grandfather 65 years later still in the ministry.”
“Thank you for allowing me to be born into an environment of God-fearing Christians.”
This prayer to God is emphasizing God’s attributes by way of the history of their people…
Think through the deliverances God gave to you and your family history…
