Deliverance is initiated by God, not us. It is NOT our responsibility to run around trying to get everyone delivered. It is our responsibility to discern what God wants to do and when. Not everyone has reached the point of willingness, readiness, or faith. That is what is needed by every person. God is always ready, but people are not. Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit not the needs. He did what the Father told Him or showed Him. See John 5:19 And He was always looking for faith, not problems.
Here is an important passage from Psalm 107:10-14
“There were those who dwelt in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in misery and chains; because they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. Therefore,He humbled their hearts with labor; they stumbled and there was none to help.
Then they cried out tot he Lord in their trouble; He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke the bands apart.”
Describe the scene:
1. Discuss why the people were in those conditions:
2. Discuss what God did, or allowed and why:
3. Describe the results:
This passage demonstrates how God uses circumstance to bring people to the point of deliverance. Remember there has to be deliverance before restoration. And there has to be a strong cry of faith to touch God for help.
No other scenario will provide the atmosphere to release the delivering, healing and restorative power of God into an individual or family.