What Is
Deliverance?
By: Rev. E. I. Osborne, Sr. Founder
November 6, 1929 - September 18, 1996
Many who are not fully acquainted with the message of Deliverance and the ministry of Deliverance would readily say that Deliverance is mainly praying for those who are physically sick. However, this is not so. The Message and Ministry of Deliverance is for the whole man: Body...Soul...Mind and Spirit. The first and most important "Deliverance" is for the SOUL. Deliverance is simply the continuation of the FULL teaching and ministry of Jesus Christ in our day. Many, many people seek for the "Saving" of the soul only and omit the ministry of HEALING the sick and casting out devils. They try to justify themselves by saying, "it is not everyone that is prayed for that gets healed and many who are healed lose their healing." This to me is a poor reason or excuse for not seeking also the healing of the physical man. In Luke 19:10 we read, "For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." Jesus spoke of himself when He read from the Book of Isiah the words found in Luke 4:18-19: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to PREACH DELIVERANCE TO THE CAPTIVES, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Notice that those who seek both the saving of the soul and healing of the sick, say from time to time: "Not everyone that is prayed for receive their Deliverance." This statement is true because some people, due to lack of knowledge (see Hos. 4:6), do not know the truth...but we do not withdraw ourselves from reaching out to God in prayer for the benefits of the whole man...Body, Soul, Mind and Spirit. It is our Lord Jesus Christ who saves souls for He is the Savior, and it is He who heals sick bodies, for He is the Healer. Why present or offer to the world just part of the Gospel? I'd rather be honest and tell it like it is and put it into action! Jesus Saves...He Heals... and He Satisfies. He wants to do for you what He did about 2000 years ago! After you receive your Deliverance, the question is usually asked: How do I keep my Deliverance? Will I keep my Deliverance? Will I stay healed? Following are a few helps to aid you: