"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer..." (Ps.18:2).
Here's something to remember as you start your week...
God meets His people in tight spots.
This is great news as we find ourselves in tight spots constantly!
The greatest biblical example of God meeting His people in tight spots is in the story of the Exodus (Ex.12-13)...
There God rescued His people from Egyptian bondage to bring them to a new land where they would freely and faithfully live as He designed...
... so He might bless them as they fulfilled His original mandate to fill the earth and subdue it (Gen.1:28).
But for this to happen, the people first needed God to deliver them from a deadly tight spot...
As the people exited Egypt, Pharaoh's army was in hot pursuit -- and gaining ground.
With an army behind them and the Red Sea ahead of them, there was nowhere to escape...
... but God delivered them mightily by miraculously parting the sea.
This miracle foreshadowed the even more magnificent deliverance brought about by Jesus...
... who delivers those who trust Him from their sins, transferring them from the domain of darkness to His own kingdom of light and life (Col.1:13).
If you begin this week under the burden of being in a tight spot -- involving anything from unpaid bills to navigating a tense relationship -- remember:
God loves to deliver those who turn to Him.
Then ask Him to meet you in the place you find yourself...
... and watch to see how He will bring about a new deliverance story for you.