Deliverance Is Not Enough

Father, deliver us; heal us; restore us - in Jesus' name - Amen.

The Israelites were delivered out of Egypt into the wilderness. The wilderness intention was not for the people to dwell at length, but as a trip to the hospital. One doesn't usually take up residence in a hospital. When completing a registration or application, a hospital will not be given as a permanent address. The wilderness was never intended to be our permanent place.

When God delivers His children from their Egypt into the wilderness, it is to do a quick and thorough work of healing, freeing and cleansing them from the residue of bondage. This involves the mind, heart and soul. The Bible declares we are to be transformed (changed) by the renewing of our minds.

From the wilderness, God wants to restore us to the original place He purposed for us and for our relationship with Him. This is what He did for the Israelites when He brought them out of the wilderness and into Canaan.

God wants to bring us into our own Canaan - He wants us delivered, healed and restored! What is keeping you from it? What voice will you listen to, the spies, who spoke in fear, or will you heed to the bold and courageous words of Joshua and Caleb? While the fearful spies saw giants and impossibility; Joshua and Caleb saw, through healed lens, the promise of restoration and possibility.

Perhaps you've been delivered from, but God wants to do a complete work and deliver you to - a place of healing and restoration. Invite Him in and let Him have His way!

Receive!