As a believer, you’ve been redeemed from the curse of grief and sorrow by the blood of Jesus Christ. You don’t have to put up with them any more than you have to put up with sin, sickness or disease. So,
if you’ll follow the instructions in James 4:7 and resist them, they’ll have to flee from you!

Psalm 107:2 tells you how to do that. It says, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so!...” That means when sorrow and grief start bearing down on you, say, “Oh no you don’t! I’m the redeemed of the Lord. I’ve been delivered from the likes of you. So you just get right on out of here!”

God started teaching me about this personally several months before my mother went home to be with Him in August 1988. Every time He’d show me something about it, I’d put it into practice. (You ought to do that with anything God is teaching you. Start practicing it immediately so you can walk in it when the time comes!)

So, eight-and-a-half months before my mother went home to be with the Lord, I began standing against grief and sorrow. I made a decision to “sorrow not.” Immediately the devil began to attack my emotions.

But I’d say, “No. I won’t receive that. I take authority over these feelings in Jesus’ Name. I’ve given my body as a sacrifice well-pleasing to the Lord, and I won’t partake of anything but His joy.” Then I’d start speaking the Word and praising out loud. “I sorrow not. I’m the redeemed of the Lord, and I’m not going to tolerate grief, you understand? I rejoice; I rejoice in my momma’s homegoing! I release her to You, Lord Jesus!”

When I did that, the spirit of grief would go away for a while. Then it would come back and try again. I went through three rugged days of that, and each time I resisted it. The last time that spirit came at me, he was whimpering. “Please?” he begged. I just said, “Nope. Get!” After that he was gone.

What I’m telling you is this: You’re going to have to stand against grief and sorrow. They don't belong to you. They are not from your heavenly Father. But the devil’s a scoundrel. He’ll put them over on you if you’ll let him get away with it.

We’ve let him saddle us with grief and sorrow for too long. It’s time we put a stop to it. Once we do, some glorious things will happen.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Deuteronomy 4:31
KJV—(For the Lord thy God is a merciful God;)
he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee,
nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which
he sware unto them.

Deuteronomy 7:8
KJV—Because the Lord loved you, and because
he would keep the oath which he had sworn
unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you
out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you
out of the house of bondmen.

AMP—Because the Lord loves you and
because He would keep the oath which He
had sworn to your fathers, the Lord has
brought you out with a mighty hand and
redeemed you out of the house of bondage.

Moffatt—Because the Eternal loves you,
because he meant to keep his oath to your
fathers, that the Eternal has brought you out
by sheer strength, rescuing you from that
slave-pen.

NIV—Because the Lord loved you and kept
the oath he swore to your forefathers that
he brought you out with a mighty hand and
redeemed you from the land of slavery.

Psalm 6:4
KJV—Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save
me for thy mercies’ sake.

AMP—Return [to my relief], O Lord, deliver
my life; save me for the sake of Your steadfast
love and mercy.

Moffatt—O thou Eternal, save my life once
more; for thy love’s sake, succour me.

NIV—Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; save me
because of your unfailing love.

Psalm 17:7
KJV—Show thy marvellous lovingkindness, O
thou that savest by thy right hand them which
put their trust in thee from those that rise up
against them.

AMP—Show Your marvelous loving-kindness,
O You Who save by Your right hand those
who trust and take refuge in You from those
who rise up against them.

Moffatt—Strong saviour, in thy kindness
interpose, for those who shelter with thee
from their foes.

NIV—Show the wonder of your great love,
you who save by your right hand those who
take refuge in you from their foes.

Psalm 32:10
KJV—Many sorrows shall be to the wicked:
but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall
compass him about.

AMP—Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but he who trusts in, relies on, and confidently
leans on the Lord shall be compassed about
with mercy and with loving-kindness.

Moffatt—Many a pang falls to the ungodly,
but he who trusts in the Eternal shall enjoy
his favour.

NIV—Many are the woes of the wicked, but
the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man
who trusts in him.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Deuteronomy 5:16
KJV—Honour thy father and thy mother, as
the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that
thy days may be prolonged, and that it may
go well with thee….

AMP—Honor your father and your mother,
as the Lord your God commanded you, that
your days may be prolonged and that it may
go well with you….

Moffatt—Honour your father and your
mother, as the Eternal your God has ordered
you, that you may have a long life and that all
may go well with you….

NIV—Honor your father and your mother, as
the Lord your God has commanded you, so
that you may live long and that it may go well
with you….

Psalm 33:18-19
KJV—The eye of the Lord is upon them that
fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
to deliver their soul from death, and to keep
them alive in famine.

AMP—The Lord’s eye is upon those who fear
Him [who revere and worship Him with awe],
who wait for Him and hope in His mercy and
loving-kindness, to deliver them from death
and keep them alive in famine.

Moffatt—The Eternal’s eye rests on his
worshippers, who rest their hopes upon his
kindness, that he may rescue them from death,
and during famine-days keep them alive.

NIV—The eyes of the Lord are on those
who fear him, on those whose hope is in his
unfailing love, to deliver them from death and
keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 56:12-13
KJV—O God...thou hast delivered my soul
from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from
falling, that I may walk before God in the light
of the living?

AMP—O God...You have delivered my life
from death, yes, and my feet from falling, that
I may walk before God in the light of life and
of the living.

Moffatt—O God...thou hast saved my life from
death, my feet from stumbling, that I might live,
ever mindful of God, in the sunshine of life.

NIV—O God...you have delivered me from
death and my feet from stumbling, that I may
walk before God in the light of life.

Psalm 66:8-9
KJV—O bless our God, ye people, and make
the voice of his praise to be heard: Which
holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our
feet to be moved.

AMP—Bless our God, O peoples, give Him
grateful thanks and make the voice of His
praise to be heard, Who put and kept us
among the living, and has not allowed our feet
to slip.

Moffatt—Bless our God, O ye nations, sound
his praise aloud, who keeps us safe in life, and
never lets us come to grief.

NIV—Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound
of his praise be heard; he has preserved our
lives and kept our feet from slipping.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 37:39
KJV—The salvation of the righteous is of
the Lord: he is their strength in the time of
trouble.

AMP—The salvation of the [consistently]
righteous is of the Lord; He is their Refuge
and secure Stronghold in the time of trouble.

NIV—The salvation of the righteous comes
from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time
of trouble.

TLB—The Lord saves the godly! He is their
salvation and their refuge when trouble comes.

Psalm 50:15
KJV—Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will
deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
AMP—Call on Me in the day of trouble; I
will deliver you, and you shall honor and
glorify Me.

Moffatt—Call to me in your hour of need, then
I will rescue you, and you shall honour me.

NIV—Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will
deliver you, and you will honor me.

Psalm 91:15
KJV—He shall call upon me, and I will answer
him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver
him, and honour him.

AMP—He shall call upon Me, and I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver
him and honor him.

NIV—He will call upon me, and I will answer
him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver
him and honor him.

TLB—When he calls on me I will answer; I will
be with him in trouble, and rescue him and
honor him.

Psalm 107:6-7
KJV—They cried unto the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them out of their distresses.
And he led them forth by the right way, that
they might go to a city of habitation.

AMP—They cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and He delivered them out of their distresses.
He led them forth by the straight and right
way, that they might go to a city where they
could establish their homes.

Moffatt—They cried to the Eternal in their
need, to save them from their evil plight, and
straight he led them to a settled town.

NIV—They cried out to the Lord in their
trouble, and he delivered them from their
distress. He led them by a straight way to a
city where they could settle.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

2 Chronicles 14:11

KJV—Lord, it is nothing with thee to help,
whether with many, or with them that have
no power.

AMP—O Lord, there is none besides You to
help, and it makes no difference to You whether
the one You help is mighty or powerless.

Moffatt—O Eternal, thou art the only one to
help the weak against the mighty.

NIV—Lord, there is no one like you to help the
powerless against the mighty.

Psalm 8:2

KJV—Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings
hast thou ordained strength because of thine
enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy
and the avenger.

AMP—Out of the mouth of babes and
unweaned infants You have established
strength because of Your foes, that You might
silence the enemy and the avenger.

NIV—From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise because of your
enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

TLB—You have taught the little children to
praise you perfectly. May their example shame
and silence your enemies!

Psalm 12:5

KJV—For the oppression of the poor, for the
sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the
Lord; I will set him in safety from him that
puffeth at him.

AMP—Now will I arise, says the Lord, because
the poor are oppressed, because of groans of
the needy; I will set him in safety and in the
salvation for which he pants.

Moffatt—“The weak are being crushed, the
needy sigh; So I take action,” says the Eternal
One, “and set them safe where they long to be.”

NIV—“Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,”
says the Lord. “I will protect them from those
who malign them.”

Psalm 34:6

KJV—This poor man cried, and the Lord heard
him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Moffatt—Here is a poor man whose cry
the Eternal heard, and helped him out of all
his troubles.

NIV—This poor man called, and the Lord heard
him; he saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalm 35:10

KJV—All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like
unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him
that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and
the needy from him that spoileth him?

AMP—All my bones shall say, Lord, who is
like You, You Who deliver the poor and the
afflicted from him who is too strong for him,
yes, the poor and the needy from him who
snatches away his goods?

Moffatt—All my being shall exclaim, “O thou
Eternal, who is like thee, O rescuer of the
weak from stronger powers, O rescuer of the
wretched from destroyers!”

NIV—My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like
you, O Lord? You rescue the poor from those
too strong for them, the poor and needy from
those who rob them.”

Psalm 40:17

KJV—I am poor and needy; yet the Lord
thinketh upon me: thou art my help and
my deliverer.

AMP—I am poor and needy, yet the Lord
takes thought and plans for me. You are my
Help and my Deliverer.

Moffatt—I am weak and wretched; yet the
Eternal will take thought for me. Thou art my
help and my deliverer.

NIV—I am poor and needy; may the Lord think
of me. You are my help and my deliverer.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 55:16-17

KJV—I will call upon God; and the Lord shall
save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon,
will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear
my voice.

AMP—I will call upon God, and the Lord will
save me. Evening and morning and at noon
will I utter my complaint and moan and sigh,
and He will hear my voice.

Moffatt—I call to God, and the Eternal helps
me; evening, morning, and at noon, I moan
and wail. He will hear my cry.

NIV—I call to God, and the Lord saves me.
Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.

Psalm 108:5-6

KJV—Be thou exalted, O God, above the
heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;
that thy beloved may be delivered: save with
thy right hand, and answer me.

AMP—Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let Your glory be over all the earth. That
Your beloved [followers] may be delivered, save
with Your right hand and answer us! [or me]!

Moffatt—Up, O God, high over heaven!
Up with thy glory over all the earth! To the
rescue of thy dear folk! Save by thy right hand,
answer our entreaty.

NIV—Be exalted, O God, above the heavens,
and let your glory be over all the earth. Save
us and help us with your right hand, that those
you love may be delivered.

Psalm 145:18-20

KJV—The Lord is nigh unto all them that call
upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He
will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he
also will hear their cry, and will save them. The
Lord preserveth all them that love him.

AMP—The Lord is near to all who call upon
Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and
in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who
reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He also
will hear their cry and will save them. The Lord
preserves all those who love Him.

Moffatt—The Eternal is near all who call on
him, who call on him sincerely; he satisfies
his worshippers, he hears their cry and helps
them; the Eternal preserves all who love him.

NIV—The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the
desires of those who fear him; he hears their
cry and saves them. The Lord watches over all
who love him.

Isaiah 59:1

KJV—The Lord’s hand is not shortened, that
it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it
cannot hear.

AMP—The Lord’s hand is not shortened at
all, that it cannot save, nor His ear dull with
deafness, that it cannot hear.

Moffatt—The Eternal’s hand is not too short to
save, the Eternal’s ear is not too dull to hear!

NIV—The arm of the Lord is not too short to
save, nor his ear too dull to hear.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 18:3

KJV—I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy
to be praised: so shall I be saved from
mine enemies.

AMP—I will call upon the Lord, Who is to be
praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Moffatt—The Eternal is to be praised!—I call
to him, and I am rescued from my foes.

NIV—I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.

Psalm 18:4-19

KJV—The sorrows of death compassed me,
and the floods of ungodly men made me
afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me
about: the snares of death prevented me. In
my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried
unto my God: he heard my voice out of his
temple, and my cry came before him, even into
his ears. Then the earth shook and trembled;
the foundations also of the hills moved and
were shaken, because he was wroth. There
went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire
out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled
by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came
down: and darkness was under his feet. And
he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he
did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made
darkness his secret place; his pavilion round
about him were dark waters and thick clouds
of the skies. At the brightness that was before
him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and
coals of fire. The Lord also thundered in the
heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail
stones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his
arrows, and scattered them; and he shot
out lightnings, and discomfited them. Then
the channels of waters were seen, and the
foundations of the world were discovered at
thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath
of thy nostrils. He sent from above, he took
me, he drew me out of many waters. He
delivered me from my strong enemy, and
from them which hated me: for they were too
strong for me. They prevented me in the day
of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He
brought me forth also into a large place; he
delivered me, because he delighted in me.

Psalm 31:1-2

KJV—O Lord...Bow down thine ear to me;
deliver me speedily.

AMP—O Lord...Bow down Your ear to me,
deliver me speedily!

Moffatt—O thou Eternal...Turn thine ear to
me, delay not to deliver me.

NIV—O Lord...Turn your ear to me, come
quickly to my rescue.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries