Day 10: Gratitude focus – A coach/club leader/co-worker that has been a good leader

Quality or name of God – My Deliverer

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“You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.” (Psalm 40:17, NIV)

Palat, the Hebrew word for Deliverer, means “the one who brings me into security.” I love that the psalmist’s request earlier in the chapter (verse 13), before naming God as His Deliverer, is “deliver me”—meaning, “snatch me out of trouble.”

If you look at the author’s request in verse 13 and then at His acknowledgement of Who God is only a few verses later in verse 17, it paints the full picture. The writer cried out to the Lord to snatch Him out of the distress He was facing. But God, “who is rich in mercy” (Ephesians 2:4), did much more—He became the Deliverer!

He leads us beside the still waters, restores our souls, and brings us into a place of security. He doesn’t just rescue us and then say, “Well, good luck! I hope all goes well.” No, he takes us to the place of security! (Even my laptop shouted a “Hallelujah” on that one!) Amazing, isn’t it? Our Deliverer is right there with us…from “snatching” to “security!”

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Additional reading (for reading through the Psalms in 30 days):

Psalm 10, 40, 70, 100, 130

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Ideas for demonstrating gratitude to the person of focus today:

»  – Send an email to thank your recipient for being a good example. Be sure to state a specific area in which they are an example to you.

»$ – Send a card or letter to the friend you have chosen to thank, and be sure to mail it soon!

$ – Give your gratitude recipient an inexpensive gift of thanks. Be sure to include your thanks for their leadership and its impact on you.

 » = free      »$ = minimal cost     $ = cost involved

 “Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” (Marcel Proust)