Spurgeon Meditations

 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler.

Psa 91 3

God delivers His people from the snare of the fowler in two senses. From and out of. First He delivers them from the snare--does not let them enter it; and secondly if they should be caught therein He delivers them out of it. The first promise is the most precious to some; the second is the best to others. He shall deliver thee from the snare. How? Trouble is often the means whereby God delivers us. God knows that our backsliding will soon end in our destruction and He in mercy sends the rod. We say Lord, why is this? not knowing that our trouble has been the means of delivering us from far greater evil. Many have been thus saved from ruin by their sorrows and their crosses; these have frightened the birds from the net. At other times God keeps His people from the snare of the fowler by giving them great spiritual strength so that when they are tempted to do evil they say How can I do this greatwickedness, and sin against God? But what a blessed thing it is that if the believer shall in an evil hour come into the net yet God will bring him out of it! O backslider be cast down but do not despair. Wanderer though thou hast been hear what thy Redeemer saith--"Return O backsliding children; I will have mercy upon you." But you say you cannot return for you are a captive. Then listen to the promise--"Surely He shall deliver thee out of the snare of the fowler." Thou shalt yet be brought out of all evil into which thou hast fallen and though thou shalt never cease to repent of thy ways yet He that hath loved thee will not cast thee away; He will receive thee and give thee joy and gladness that the bones which He has broken may rejoice. No bird of paradise shall die in the fowler's net.


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