Topic: True Deliverance
Text: Romans 7:10-25

The word ‘deliverance’ has been largely misunderstood by the Church. Somehow, some people have over=blown the issue and made the issue of deliverance sound more important than other issues like Christian living, faith, commitment to the word of God, the power of the gospel etc. Deliverance is good but things must be placed in proper perspective. God has the ability, if you will allow Him, to make sure that your feet will not be moved either by your enemies or even by yourself. When we talk about deliverance, many a time, we think of deliverance that God should do for many of us is deliverance from ourselves. Many of us are our own enemies. If God can deliver us from ourselves, then there will be no problems with the outside enemies. In 2 Timothy 1:12, Paul said: “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” What did Paul commit into the hands of God? He committed his soul. He asked the Lord do deliver him from himself because he could not take care of himself. In Jude 24, the Bible says, “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” There is Somebody who is able to keep us from falling. It is possible not to backslide but it is not by one’s ability. It is going to be through the power of the One that is able to keep you from falling. The Bible says, in Hebrews 7:22-25, “By so much was Jesus made a surety to a better testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death. But this man, because he countinueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.” Because Jesus lives forever and on the right side of the Father, interceding for us, He can save us to the uttermost. He has the ability to make sure that we do not fall or backslide. He has ability to deliver us from ourselves.

Memory Verse: Jude 24 - “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.”