Deliverer

Do you not know? 

Have you not heard? 

The LORD is the everlasting God,    

the Creator of the ends of the earth. 

He will not grow tired or weary,    

and his understanding no one can fathom. 

He gives strength to the weary    

and increases the power of the weak. 

Even youths grow tired and weary,    

and young men stumble and fall; 

but those who hope in the LORD    

will renew their strength. 

They will soar on wings like eagles;    

they will run and not grow weary,    

they will walk and not be faint.

Before we left for this trip to Montana, I spent three days at staff training for InterVaristy. At the end of those days, I expressed to my colleagues that I didn't know what to expect in the upcoming semester with my work. I was changing jobs and the element of the unknown was daunting to me, it was oppressive. A colleague and friend prayed that prayer above, from Isaiah 40, for me. Reminding me that sometimes we walk with the Lord, sometimes we run, and sometimes He just carries us over our mountains, on wings like eagles.

And now recently, on a staff retreat, we were asked to reflect for a few hours on what characteristic of God we've experienced this season. It only took a few minutes to realize ... Deliverer. God has been my deliverer this semester. Those unknown obstacles that loomed months ago, I actually watched blossom into delicate flowers which only need be loved.

Of course there are deeper issues at hand. But it feels the mountain ground is below me now. God soared me over boulders and for now we are walking together.

Maybe the fact that I read the Old Testament this summer is coloring how I see God. But I think that's how it's supposed to work. We read the Word of God to know God better so when He moves in our life, we are better able to see it. These passages have been my support this semester: "Is the arm of the Lord too short?",  "The LORD will fight for you, you need only be still."

Christ is my deliverer. Over mountains in ministry, through danger on the streets, bringing me to a new place, and in providing for my every need.

(A friend showed me this song and it compliments my story well.)

I am glad to remember all the things God has done for me, all the ways He has revealed Himself to me. I do believe God is beyond our comprehension, but I also believe He wants to be known. He shows His face to be known and loved.