When Deliverance Seems Too Good to Be True

The Psalmist declares, "The LORD hath done great things for us," celebrating Israel's return from Babylonian captivity. Their liberation was so extraordinary that the people scarcely believed it themselves—they felt as men awakening from a dream, uncertain whether their deliverance was real or mere imagination.

Thomas Taylor, the Puritan scholar, identified four reasons their joy overwhelmed their faith: First, the bondage had been so prolonged and severe that escape seemed impossible. Second, their rescue came suddenly, when hope had nearly perished. Third, all circumstances appeared hopelessly desperate—no human remedy existed. Fourth, the manner of deliverance transcended natural means entirely. Yahweh accomplished what no human counsel, strength, or strategy could accomplish. The very impossibility of their freedom, humanly speaking, made them question their own waking senses.

This reveals a profound spiritual truth: when God works beyond human capacity, our minds struggle to accept reality. We doubt not because we lack faith, but because the divine work exceeds our categories of possibility. The Israelites' bewilderment was not faithlessness—it was awe before Elohim's dynamis (power). Their amazement testified that no human hand had wrought their salvation.

When the Almighty acts, expect the impossible to become actual. Expect your circumstances to transform contrary to all earthly logic. Expect to stand amazed, questioning whether blessing so great can truly be yours.