Prayer for Deliverance

Lord, I want to bless you at all times. That's what David said. At all times. Not just the good times. Not just after the deliverance. At all times. That's harder than it sounds.

Because right now I'm still in the middle of something. I'm not on the other side yet. I'm in the part where I don't know how it ends. And praising you in the middle is an act of will, not an emotion. I want you to know that.

I sought the Lord and he heard me. I'm claiming that right now. I'm seeking. Which means you're hearing. And he delivered me from all my fears. All of them. Not some. Not the small ones. All.

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him. Encampeth. Like a camp around a fire. Like protection set up overnight. While I sleep. While I'm not watching. You've set up camp around me. I just forget to notice.

O taste and see that the Lord is good. I want to taste that today. Not just know it. Taste it. The actual goodness. Real and present. Not historical. Right now. I hold onto every word of this promise, Lord. Psalm 34 says The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart. Near. Not far off. Not waiting for me to get it together. Near. To the broken ones. That's the direction he moves. Toward brokenness, not away from it.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Many. Not a few. Many. But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Out of them all. Not around them. Through them. And out the other side.

He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds. Bindeth up. Like bandaging something. Carefully. With attention. Like you care about the wound. Like the wound matters to you because I matter to you.

I will bless the Lord at all times. Today. In this. While I'm still waiting for the deliverance. I will bless you. Not because I feel like it. Because you are worthy of it. And because in the blessing, I remember who you are. And who you are is enough.

In the name of Jesus, I pray.

Amen.