Standing By

"He will never break His promise,
though the stars should break faith with the sky."
~ Rich Mullins

Standing By

It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
~ Revelation 13:7 (NKJV)

Tuesday's post from Revelation 12:10-11 looked to the saints overcoming the devil with their Testimony.

But we see here in Revelation 13 that along the way, the enemy sometimes overcomes us.

It is in darkest moments of seeming defeat that we must call to mind: our Deliverer is standing by, waiting to make known His might.


My Deliverer



Joseph took his wife and child and they went to Africa
To escape the rage of a deadly king
There along the banks of the Nile, Jesus listened to the song
That the captive children used to sing
They were singing

My Deliverer is coming – my Deliverer is standing by

Through a dry and thirsty land, water from the Kenyon heights
Pours itself out of Lake Sangra's broken heart
There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry
For the healing that would flow from His own scars
The world was singing

My Deliverer is coming – my Deliverer is standing by

He will never break His promise
He has written it upon the sky

My Deliverer is coming – my Deliverer is standing by

I will never doubt His promise
though I doubt my heart, I doubt my eyes

My Deliverer is coming – my Deliverer is standing by

He will never break His promise
though the stars should break faith with the sky

My Deliverer is coming – my Deliverer is standing by

Lyrics "My Deliverer" © 1998 Myrrh Records
by Rich Mullins (1955 – 1997) and Mitch McVicker
GMA's Song of the Year 1999 (awarded posthumously)