Here we have yesterday,today and forever;we consider the past ,present and future,each one by itself. We may also view them in their relation to each other.Our text points out the delivering mercy of God as at all times working out the safety of his people. Paul did not stand alone,as he said "who delivered us","we trust".We all were in Paul situation at one time or another.We shall take Paul's words and apply them to our own situation.
Now the text suggest three trains of thought; memories of deliverences in the past: Many of us like Paul, have not only been saved a many times from a real physical death, but we have been delivered from the death in sin. God has rescued us from the despair of conviction; the temptations of the evil one; from the destruction of a slanderous tongue; and from the captivity of the old man and his ways. Deliverences in the present, from the unseen dangers of this life; from the constant and subtle assults of Satan; from the many foolish mistake we make in life; from inbred sin and natural corruption. Our present standing is solely due to the grace of God. With expectation let us look upon the future: Faith rest alone in God, in whom we trust, and through him we seek our future deliverance; from all future trails and tribulations; from coming losses, afflictions, and sickness which may be headed our way. We must trust that God will deliever us.
We know that the Lord will preserve us to the end,and thus we say "In whom we trust that he will yet deliever us".When we learn to trust in God, we will then know He is our deliverer.
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