Deliverance & Honor For Those Who Call On Him

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation. ---Psalm 91:15-16

As we discussed yesterday, when we call on God using His Name that shows His character, then He will answer your prayer. When we know His character, that He cannot lie, that He loves you and has a destiny for you to achieve, then that is where our faith begins. Once we know that God is on our side, we will anticipate that He will not only answer but will ACT on your behalf.

Let’s look at what Strong’s Concordance says about the word ANSWER. This means to give heed or pay attention and to respond. That response is in the form of speaking, singing, shout, testify or announce. So, when God answers your call to Him, He will turn His head to listen and pay attention. As I was saying yesterday, you have to talk to God using the correct language that He can pay attention to.

To talk to God as a poor, broken, sad child of the King is not going to get a response from God. Jesus will be standing next to God as they listen and Jesus would turn to God saying, “Father, I have taken care of this when I hung on the cross and took all their sins, their sickness and all their torments.” We need to realize that we are heirs of God and joint heirs of Jesus Christ, so when we speak to God, we must approach the throne as an heir of the Most High God. . . with confidence, intellect, strength and knowledge. When we lay our case before the throne, then He will hear us and respond.

The answer will come and the following scripture tells us how. He will be with us in trouble and deliver us then honor us. Psalm 91:15 The trouble we find ourselves in may be brought on by bad decisions in the past or present, we may be involved with some kind of calamity, have a life-threatening illness or experience an all-out attack from the enemy of our souls. Regardless, God will be with us.

Then He says He will deliver us. This is the great news and it is a promise from God. The word DELIVER means to strip, depart, equip, fight for, strengthen, and take away. So, here is a variety of words that can equip you for your battle, strengthen you and even take you away from your attacker or circumstance.

Once you are delivered out of your situation, God says He will honor you. He will honor you because you have become an “overcomer.” HONOR means to promote, to be made rich, noble. God loves to promote overcomers. That means you have overcome your circumstance to come out on the other side as a victor.

When we walk through our difficulties, we are learning that God’s Word works. That He means what He says, and says what He means. We learn that we can TRUST our Lord and Saviour.
Tomorrow, we will look at this last line regarding LONG LIFE!

Confession: Father, I know that you will hear my cry when I call on Your Name. You know my every move and my every thought. You know the circumstances I am facing, so I ask that you walk with me through this. I want to come out on the other side as an overcomer. Thank you for giving me the strength and wisdom to be a victorious child of God.