God Delivers

It has been said that neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed round.  This motto is inscribed on the General Post Office in New York City.  In other words, the mail will get delivered no matter the storm.  

 At times, adversity assails us with a vengeance.  Troubles seem to pile up all at once.  My mother has dementia, my father passes away, my longtime business partner retires and now my youngest son is going away to college.  For a second, I question God’s timing and His sovereign will.  I cannot but ask, will He deliver me through this?  Christians at times mistakenly believe we are entitled to a stress free life.  We tend to think our works exempt us from the problems that afflict all mankind.  We expect to be delivered to the other side minus the storms. The scripture says quite the opposite.

Psalm 34:19

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous;
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

The righteous should expect afflictions.  God has given us a guarantee that trials will come.  What we forget so easily is the promise He gave us.  The Lord will deliver us out of them all.  We cannot change the circumstances nor hold back the storm but we can rejoice knowing God will deliver us to our appointed destination. He’s even better than the United States Postal Service.  He delivers seven days a week, He is always on time, He handles us with care and He never loses a soul.