Because He Delighted In Me

Sometimes God rescues us from our difficult circumstances, and sometimes he rescues us through them. So, at times, our deliverance will be physical, yet, at times, it will have to do with the Lord walking with us and carrying us through our times of trials and tribulations. For, as followers of Jesus Christ, we are not promised an easy life. In fact, we are promised the opposite. We are told that we should expect to be hated and persecuted for the sake of righteousness, as Jesus was hated and persecuted, if we follow our Lord.

And the difficulties and the trials and the tribulations we will face in this life are symbolized here by these “many waters,” which is a perfect description, if you think about it. Imagine being in the ocean and you have many waves coming against you, one after another after another. And you feel as though you might drown. And you are exhausted beyond limit because of all that is coming against you to try to take you out. So you are literally overwhelmed by the waves, and so you call out to the Lord to rescue you, to help you.

And I believe one of the biggest ways in which our Lord rescues us from our difficult circumstances is in maturing us in our walks of faith via our trials, and via pointing out to us the areas of our lives which need to change. And via our difficulties he is teaching us endurance, perseverance, compassion, love, forgiveness, humility, self-sacrifice, godly character, and total reliance on God in and for all things. And when we learn to depend on him, and to rest in him, then the difficulties of life are no longer able to destroy us.

And who is our “strong enemy”? Primarily he is Satan. But our enemy can also be our own selves if we fight against God and his purpose for our lives, and if we decide to go our own way, and not his way, and if we decide to take matters into our own hands rather than to trust our circumstances to the care and guidance of our Lord. And we will have other humans who will also be our enemies, and they may be the religious, and those who profess faith in Jesus Christ, but who are living by the flesh, and not by the Spirit.

But, whatever our circumstances, and whatever we are going through, God is there to help those of us whose lives are surrendered to him to do his will. And he is there to rescue those whose lives are not surrendered to his will, but who are still living according to the flesh, if they will repent of their sins and follow Jesus with their lives in submission to his will for their lives. For our God is a loving God, full of mercy, and not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. So, trust him with your life today.

[Matthew 5:10-12; Matthew 10:16-25,34-39; Matthew 24:9-14; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 12:49-53; Luke 21:12-17; John 15:18-21; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; Romans 5:3-5; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 3:7-11; 1 Peter 1:6-7; 1 Peter 4:12-17; 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5; James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Hebrews 12:3-12; Revelation 6:9-11; Revelation 7:9-17; Revelation 11:1-3; Revelation 12:17; Revelation 13:1-18; Revelation 14:1-13]

Why So Downcast?

Based off Psalm 42
An Original Work / December 21, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Why so downcast, O my soul,
And why so disturbed now within me?
Put your hope in Jesus Christ,
For I will praise His name.
He’s my Savior and my God,
So therefore I’ll remember Him through
Storms and tempests sweeping o’er me.
Still I’ll praise His name.
Put your hope in God.

By day the Lord sends forth His love.
In the night His song is with me.
I pray to the God of my life.
I will praise His name. I say to God my Rock,
“Why must I be called to suffer this way?”
Foes attack me; Satan sneering.
Still I’ll praise my God.
Put your hope in Him.

As a deer pants for the waters,
So my soul pants for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for God who’s living.
When can I meet Him?
My tears have been my food at night,
When men say, “So, where is your God?”
I pour out my soul to my God.
I’ll still praise His name.
Shout with joy to Him.


Because He Delighted In Me
An Original Work / February 4, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love