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  AS THE LORD LIVETH, THAT HATH REDEEMED MY SOUL
  by F.B. Meyer
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Summary: Through faith in God's redemption, we can trust Him to deliver
us from distress, vindicate our righteousness, and protect us from evil.

Topics: "Redemption", "Trust in God"
Scripture References: 1 Kings 1:29, Psalm 18:6, Psalm 34:17, Psalm 37:5, Psalm 55:16

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F.B. Meyer emphasizes the importance of calling upon the Lord in times
of distress, assuring that God hears our cries and responds with
redemptive help. He illustrates how God redeemed David from unjust
accusations and various afflictions, highlighting the necessity of
entrusting our causes to God for vindication. Meyer encourages believers
to recognize the protective presence of God in their lives, guiding them
through dangers and leading them to safety. Ultimately, he points out
that God's greatest miracle is the redemption of our lives from
destruction, despite our inner struggles.

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As the Lord liveth, that hath redeemed my soul

out of all distress. 1 Kings i. 29.

"IN my distress I called on the Lord, and cried to my God." Never let
there be distress without its cry. He will hear your voice out of his
temple, and your cry will come before Him even into his ears. He will
answer, and set you in a large place. There is even a gain to be won
from distress, because it brings out new phases of Christ's redemptive
help.

God redeemed David from the calumny of those who maligned him without
cause. In so many of his psalms he refers to the unjust and cruel hatred
which misrepresented him and his doings. But God, to whom he committed
his cause, vindicated him, so that his righteousness shone as the light,
and his judgment as the noonday. So He will do for you. Those who now
lay all manner of unkind charges to your door, will be compelled to
admit your innocence. Only leave your cause with God, and be still.

God redeemed David from all the afflictions that shadowed his early
days: from his wanderings in the wilderness; from his hairbreadth
escapes in the eaves; from meeting his death on many a terrible
battlefield. We hardly realize, just now, how much we owe to the Angel
of God's redemption, who is ever beside us, environing us with careful
love, so that no evil may approach us, or snare take our feet. Our
pathway is thick with shares and dangers, as the pilgrims found it when
journeying through the valley of the shadow; but there is a way out, and
in the morning we shall marvel to see how we escaped.

God redeemed David's life from destruction. This was the greatest
miracle of all, when we consider the strong passions that slumbered
within him, breaking out whenever he broke loose from God's grace.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/fb-meyer/as-the-lord-liveth-that-hath-redeemed-my-soul/
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