The LORD will test me. I will pray for relief. The LORD rescues me. I will Praise Him. And again and again and again and again and again.
I know that when things are not going as I have planned or I am presented with a test/trial in life, I reach out to the LORD in prayer for relief. At the proper time, the LORD rescues me from the trial at which time I praise Him. This is a recipe for the relationship with the LORD that I must continue.
This morning I continue my study on the word “tested” and was brought to the passage in Psalm about the awesomeness of the Lord’s deeds. The passage discusses this recipe for us to follow and care for us that He gives.
“10For you, O God, have tested us;
you have tried us as silver is tried.11You brought us into the net;
you laid a crushing burden on our backs;
13I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
I will perform my vows to you,
14that which my lips uttered
and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.
12you let men ride over our heads;
we went through fire and through water;
yet you have brought us out to a place of abundance.
15I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,
with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;
I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah”
— Psalm 66:10-11, 13-14, 12, 15 (ESV)
I know that these verses may be out of order from a written word, but they share the recipe as I see them. First it is mentioned of the tests/trials that the LORD has brought upon us in verses 10 and 11. Next in verses 13 and 14, is the reminder that while going through the tests/trials we have made promises in our prayers to the LORD. And in verse 12 we are assured of our deliverance/rescue from the tests/trials. And finally in verse 15 we praise the LORD for the journey and deliverance/rescue.
Every day I have the opportunity to go through with this recipe. God will test me. I will then pray for deliverance from the test. God will rescue me at the right time (not to be confused with my timing request). I will then praise God for the experience and the deliverance.
By following this recipe, I am continuing my deep relationship with the LORD. He is there for us all the way from start to finish. There will be high points where I will praise Him and there will be low points where I will pray for deliverance. Following each of those points, there are tests and rescues that are fulling in the control of the LORD. I am to continue with my part, prayer and praise to experience all that the LORD has for me.
Tested, Pray, Rescued, Praise
What tests have you been led to/through by the LORD? Are you only looking at the rescue of it all? What if you saw the entire recipe and embraced it to deepen your relationship with the LORD?
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