Songs
of Deliverance
By
Susie Hale
For me, songs of deliverance, songs of comfort, songs of praise are
all songs that are either word for word scripture or strongly based on a Bible
verse. Therefore, I have made it a habit to memorize this type of song and have
even set scripture to music myself. The psalms were originally songs that
helped people remember God’s goodness, remind themselves of His protection, and
praise Him for all He had done.
Let me share an example from my own life of how God can use
scriptural songs to encourage us. My father suffered a major heart attack and
had been told there was too much heart muscle damage for him to do well with
bypass surgery. However, while he was still in ICU, his situation became
critical. We were told if he did not have surgery that day, he would die but
that he probably could not survive the surgery. He made the decision to go for
surgery as he believed the Lord would have him live for his family. As he was
being transferred by ambulance to another hospital, I was running errands he
had asked me to do for him. I was so afraid. I prayed through tears. I had
learned a chorus based on Psalm 32:7 at church which ended with “whenever I
feel afraid, I will trust in You.” I sang that scriptural song through my tears
as I drove to the hospital. The Lord used it to calm and strengthen me.
Shortly after having quadruple bypass surgery, my dad was walking
around the cardiac intensive care unit. All three of his doctors proclaimed it
a miracle. Not only did he survive the surgery, but he lived another joyful
twelve years! PRAISE THE LORD!
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