Many are the affliction of the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all. Psalm 34:19
Psalm 34:15–22 contrasts what the Lord does for those who fear Him against what happens to the wicked. God watches over the righteous and answers their cry for help. He delivers the righteous from their troubles and draws near to them. He protects the righteous and redeems them. On the other hand, He opposes the wicked and condemns them. While David certainly experienced victories in his life, he also understood that God's love and provision have an eternal perspective (
No weapon formed against you shall prosper.
“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’ instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
Gen 37:31-34 (KJV); And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son’s coat or no. And he knew it, and said, It is my son’s coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
“There are nine main feathers on the left and right wings of the dove. There are also nine gifts
of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:7-10) and nine fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23).
There are also five main tail feathers on a dove, which can represent the fivefold ministry
gifts of apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists and teachers (Eph. 4:11). The tail feathers of
a dove are like the rudder of a ship—they assist in balance and direction in flight, just as the
fivefold ministry gifts in the church bring balance to the body of Christ.”
LEONARD RAVENHILL
There is nothing compared to frustration brought about by a delayed by Prophetic Word. Listen and know how you can overcome frustrated potential.
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy (Jonah 2:8).
Did you ever read about Jonah? A great fish had swallowed him up after he disobeyed the Lord’s instruction to go preach in Nineveh. However, while in the belly of the fish, he thanked God for delivering him, even though he was still in trouble.
Wine skins were not old because of their age. What made them old was because it had been a long time since they had last been washed in oil. Therefore, to make them new, old wineskins were soaked in oil to enable them hold new wine.