July 14                                          2 Chron 1 - 3

ARROW OF DELIVERANCE

MEMORISE: ‘And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.’(Zech 9:14)
READ: Psalm 44: 3- 8

‘And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south’ (Zech 9:14). After Elisha took ill, King Joash visited him on his sickbed and lamented over him. Later, Elisha asked him to hold his bow and arrow, then he placed his hands on Joash’s and asked him to shoot. As the king fired the arrows, Elisha said, ‘The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria… (2 Kgs 13: 17).

Why is God’s arrow called the arrow of deliverance? An arrow flies very fast. When the Lord of Hosts send his arrow, it moves like lightening to set people free because many require urgent intervention. For instance, if God does not send that arrow within seconds, an accident could occur. Have you found yourself in a near-accident situation? You were face to face with the accident then you called on his name and in a split second the arrow of God’s deliverance bullseyed and you were miraculously delivered.

Confronted by 450 angry priests of Baal, Elijah needed an expeditious deliverance so he prayed and the arrow fell as fire. It would have taken those hungry lions less than three minutes to tear Daniel to pieces so the arrow of God’s deliverance had to come speedily. When his many enemies and theirs families were thrown into the same den even before they reached the bottom the Scriptures say the lions had torn them to pieces and crunched their bones (Dan 6: 24).

Are you urgently in need of deliverance? The Lord will command deliverance for you. To receive it fast, call on his name, as David did (Ps 31:1-2). Stay out of sin because God will only send his arrow of deliverance to his righteous ones. Even when the enemy holds tight, God will replace you with a ransom. God is never late: call now.

ACTION POINT
Ask God to send forth his arrow of deliverance into your situation
and to shoot his arrows against all your oppressors.