You cry for deliverance from evil, and well you may, for the world is full of it and the archer of darkness shoots his arrows at the saints. Yet hear this: the curse causeless shall not come upon you. If affliction draws near, it must first pass through the will of your Father, and He has promised to keep His own. Every evil that would assault you is under the leash of the Almighty, and the shield of faith shall quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Look to the cross! Christ has redeemed you from the curse of the law, being made a curse for you. If the blessed Son of God bore the terrors of divine wrath in your place, shall any lesser evil overwhelm you? He has delivered you from the power of darkness, and no pit of despair, no snare of the devil, can hold those for whom the ransom price has been paid. The deliverance is not merely a wish; it is a finished work. "Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom." That ransom is the blood of Jesus, and it speaks better things than the blood of Abel.
As for safety, safety for your soul and for your substance, remember that the Lord is your keeper. He who watches over Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. If you are in Christ, your times are in His hands, and nothing can touch you but by His appointment. Even when Shimei cursed David, the king said, "Let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David." So learn this holy lesson: if evil is permitted to come near your dwelling, it is not because God has forgotten you, but because He is working some deeper good. Pain of body, loss of goods, and the reviling of men often wrap up hidden mercies. The Lord may chasten sorely, but He does not give you over unto death. Those who are His shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Do not seek to overcome evil with evil, by returning a curse for a curse, or by living in terror of what the adversary might do. That is a failure. The world’s method never succeeds. Instead, give yourself to prayer and to walking humbly with your God. The Spirit who sanctifies you will enable you to stand firm, a pillar against sin, yet not to become hardened against the truth. And if you are tempted to doubt, know that the devil’s own child is the thought that suggests God will not hear. He does hear, and in due time He will bring you forth from every Egyptian bondage, just as He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and not one feeble person among their tribes.
Therefore, let your song be one of deliverance already begun. Praise Him for the peace you have within the borders of His grace. Commit your way to Him, and let the gratitude of a life lived for Jesus be your answer to every foe. He who redeemed you will preserve you; He who called you will sanctify you wholly, spirit, soul, and body, until the day of His appearing. Trust in that name and be at peace.