2 Corinthians 1:10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.
Praise His Holy Name my Friends, cause He is faithful who has promised! Bruh Paul knows of what he speaks, for during his widespread ministry, he was bruised, battered, shipwrecked and imprisoned amongst his many trials, but he never wavered, never faltered in his faith. As he says at the start of this 2nd letter: ‘Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.’ (vs.3-4) Yes people, God comforts us, believers, so that we can comfort others in their time of need. It seems Bruh Paul intended to visit Corinth, but shortly before, he ran into some problems, so serious that he would write; ‘ For we would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired of life.’ (vs.8) Wow! When yuh hear Bruh Paul was so burdened, even beyond his strength, that he feared for his life, yuh must know it was a real rough go. Rough enough to have brought him to an emotional low, and caused him to cancel his visit to Corinth. ‘But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.’ (2 Cor.2:1) This serious confrontation occurred in Ephesus, where the goddess Diana was the mainstay of worship, and the craftsmen prospered from making artefacts for her followers, so when Bruh Paul comes on the scene and begins preaching Christ crucified, the craftsmen realized that their livelihood was in jeopardy and stirred up the people against him. (Acts 19) ‘But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead.’ (vs.9) Yes Friends, though he saw that his life was in serious danger, deep down he knew not to trust to his own devices to escape, but to God. No doubt he recalled Jeremiah’s statement. ‘Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.’ (Jer.17:5) That’s how we need to be people: Do our best with what we have, but trust faithfully in God, ‘Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.’ Oh Friends, those are proven facts! Figuratively God has already delivered us from a great death by sending His Son Jesus to die for us. And literally, many of us have faced situations where it looked like we were goners, but something happened at the last moment and we’re still here. That wasn’t our doing Friends, but the hand of the Most High keeping His promise to always safeguard those who trust in Him. ‘Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is.’ (Jer.17:7) Oh Friends, the Lord has delivered us from many perils in the past, is helping us right now, and for certain sure will continue to help us in the future. Please put your hope, faith and trust in Him. It’s the only way to lead a successful life on this troubled planet earth. Much LOVE!..the best way to live life…through and for Jesus…
Praise His Holy Name my Friends, cause He is faithful who has promised! Bruh Paul knows of what he speaks, for during his widespread ministry, he was bruised, battered, shipwrecked and imprisoned amongst his many trials, but he never wavered, never faltered in his faith. As he says at the start of this 2nd letter: ‘Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God.’ (vs.3-4) Yes people, God comforts us, believers, so that we can comfort others in their time of need. It seems Bruh Paul intended to visit Corinth, but shortly before, he ran into some problems, so serious that he would write; ‘ For we would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired of life.’ (vs.8) Wow! When yuh hear Bruh Paul was so burdened, even beyond his strength, that he feared for his life, yuh must know it was a real rough go. Rough enough to have brought him to an emotional low, and caused him to cancel his visit to Corinth. ‘But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.’ (2 Cor.2:1) This serious confrontation occurred in Ephesus, where the goddess Diana was the mainstay of worship, and the craftsmen prospered from making artefacts for her followers, so when Bruh Paul comes on the scene and begins preaching Christ crucified, the craftsmen realized that their livelihood was in jeopardy and stirred up the people against him. (Acts 19) ‘But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead.’ (vs.9) Yes Friends, though he saw that his life was in serious danger, deep down he knew not to trust to his own devices to escape, but to God. No doubt he recalled Jeremiah’s statement. ‘Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.’ (Jer.17:5) That’s how we need to be people: Do our best with what we have, but trust faithfully in God, ‘Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us.’ Oh Friends, those are proven facts! Figuratively God has already delivered us from a great death by sending His Son Jesus to die for us. And literally, many of us have faced situations where it looked like we were goners, but something happened at the last moment and we’re still here. That wasn’t our doing Friends, but the hand of the Most High keeping His promise to always safeguard those who trust in Him. ‘Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is.’ (Jer.17:7) Oh Friends, the Lord has delivered us from many perils in the past, is helping us right now, and for certain sure will continue to help us in the future. Please put your hope, faith and trust in Him. It’s the only way to lead a successful life on this troubled planet earth. Much LOVE!..the best way to live life…through and for Jesus…
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