Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
DAILY READING – Luke 9:1-27; Genesis 15; Psalm 8
It was a frightful scene that night as the Syrian army gathered around the city of Dotham. By early morning when Elisha’s servant went out, the entire city was compassed by armies, and they were there on one mission: to capture Elisha! Fear gripped the servant’s heart, panicking he ran back to report the situation to his master, but to his surprise, the prophet remained calm, ‘Alas Master what shall we do?’ the servant cried, still in panic. Elisha simply said they that be for us are greater than they that be for them. Perhaps realizing that mere explanation would not convince the servant, he simply prayed, Lord open his eyes. God did open the eyes of the servant and what he saw was that the mountain around them was full of horses and chariots of fire, angels on the ready to defend and deliver!
Elisha’s confidence came from his intimate knowledge of God. He was not afraid because he knew the God he served. Perfect love casts out fear. In Psalm 91:14 God promises, ‘because he has set his love upon Me, I will deliver him’. When we set our love on God He is committed to our deliverance. We set our love on Him though fellowshipping with Him and getting to know Him personally. When you love someone you spend time with them getting to really know them. It is the knowledge that comes from such intimacy that gives you confidence. He said in Jeremiah 29:13-14, ‘And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity’. When you find Him, He turns your captivity around, He brings deliverance to you. When the love of God has been shed abroad in our heart, there is no more room for fear. When the love of God dominates your heart, you will have the assurance of His deliverance in every battle.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to know you intimately, to draw closer to you in fellowship so as to experience your love that brings deliverance….
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When you are living and walking in the supernatural everything natural becomes subservient to you, as long as you can ‘see it’, it is changeable. – WORDBITE 222.
[CULLED FROM THE BOOK SUPERNATURAL LOVE OF GOD]