I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.
1 Nephi 19:23
When I was in high school, the choir I was in performed Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel?. It stuck with me because I was learning in early morning seminary all of the ways God delivered His people. The question from the refrain kept coming back to me – “then why not every [one]?”. God delivered Daniel from the lion’s den, Jonah from the whale, the children of Israel from the serpents, Lehi’s family from the destruction of Jerusalem.
If God can do all of that, God can deliver us. This deliverance won’t always be immediate, and it won’t always come in the form we expect or want. I’ve been in a harrowing trial for two years, and my deliverance has yet to appear. But my Lord delivered Daniel, so He can deliver me, too.
Thank you so much for this post. I always look forward to your Sacred Music Sundays!