Elevation with Steven Furtick

Episode: Delivered Daily

Date: September 7, 2025
Host: Pastor Steven Furtick

Overview: Main Theme and Purpose

This episode, titled "Delivered Daily," focuses on understanding God's process of deliverance—not as a one-time, dramatic event, but as a daily experience. Pastor Steven Furtick explores what it really means when we pray "deliver us from evil," drawing from Luke 11 (the Lord’s Prayer) and the Israelites’ journey from Egypt. The message encourages listeners to seek God’s help every day for provision, forgiveness, and freedom, reminding us that spiritual breakthroughs often come incrementally rather than instantly.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Significance of "Delivered Daily" (10:14, 12:30)

• The episode title comes directly from the Lord’s Prayer: “Deliver us from the evil one.”
• Pastor Furtick urges listeners to declare this over their lives, reinforcing that God can deliver us from any situation:
  • "Put that in the comments, please. Delivered daily. Say it out loud. Say delivered daily." (11:48)

2. God's Rescue: Not Always a Straight Line (14:50 - 16:00)

• Furtick recounts a touching encounter with a former military man who went from contemplating suicide to enjoying life with his daughter, emphasizing that deliverance is often a journey:
  • "I went from a gun in my mouth to watching my daughter play soccer." – Soccer dad (14:39)
• The journey from despair to hope is rarely linear. In between "from" and "to," there's always a "through."

3. The Daily Nature of God’s Provision (20:59 - 21:16, 33:25 - 38:36)

• In both the Lord’s Prayer and the story of manna in the wilderness, God provides what is needed for each day—be it food, forgiveness, or freedom.
  • "God is going to provide for you. But there’s going to be a condition on the provision… The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day." (37:12)
• Dependence on God cannot be substituted for dependence on His gifts; He structures provision so we return to Him daily.

4. The Israelites’ Pattern: Loops instead of Lines (29:30)

• Furtick draws parallels between us and the Israelites, who were delivered from Egypt but got stuck in the wilderness:
  • "Some scholars say it should have taken them three weeks to go through the desert. But they got stuck there for 40 years. Because what should have been a line… turned into a loop." (29:30)
• The tendency to "go back" is universal. Deliverance demands not just leaving the past, but also walking through tough interim spaces without returning to old habits.

5. Living in the ‘Through’ (30:37 - 32:34)

• Even after salvation or breakthroughs, believers will often face periods of difficulty or temptation to "go back."
  • "I am saved, I’m healed, I’m delivered, I’m redeemed… but on my way into the marvelous light, I am going through some darkness." (31:08)

6. Same Day Delivery: God’s Timely Help (38:50 - 41:27, 45:05 - 45:12)

• Furtick emphasizes, using the analogy of Amazon, that God provides exactly what and when we need:
  • "This is one thing God and Amazon have in common… They both do same day delivery." (40:35)
• Personal story: when Furtick’s son needed a sermon, God provided exactly what was needed in the moment, not before.

7. Freedom, Forgiveness, and Food: All Daily (46:54 - 48:47)

• Through close reading of the Lord’s Prayer, Furtick highlights that daily bread, forgiveness, and freedom all come with the same condition—they must be sought after daily:
  • "The same thing that is true about the food and the forgiveness is also true about the freedom. I need to be delivered daily." (48:47)

8. Breaking the Loop: Generational Chains (30:37 - 32:25)

• Deliverance is required daily to avoid being trapped by generational or recurring struggles. Furtick aims to empower listeners to break these cycles:
  • "I do not intend to get stuck in this same place my mama was in… I intend to break a generational chain in the name of Jesus." (31:28)

9. True Deliverance: God’s Glory in the Process (33:00 - 33:25)

• God’s purpose is not just to bring us out of hardship, but to gain glory through our stories and ongoing dependence on Him.

10. A Call to Repeated Return: Go Back to God (52:47 - 53:08)

• Listeners are encouraged to keep returning to God for their daily needs:
  • "Just like I can go back to him for provision, just like I can go back to him for forgiveness, I can go back to him and back to him and back to him. I don’t have to go back to Egypt. I don’t have to go back to Pharaoh. I can go back to my Father." (52:57)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "God can get you out of this." (Repeatedly, from 12:30 onwards)
• "It only took God 10 plagues to get his people out of Egypt. It took 40 years to get Egypt out of his people." (50:39)
• "The same daily bread, the same hand that gives me daily bread is for the daily battle." (53:00)
• "If God did it too quick, you would get through it, but he wouldn’t get glory from it." (46:09)
• "Deliverance isn’t always dramatic." (25:18)
• "Sometimes my chains start having baby chains… I leave Egypt, and here comes wilderness." (50:02)
• "If he fills your lungs with the next breath, then you say hallelujah. That’s your response." (38:54)
• "I’ve been wanting to go back to Egypt or I’ve been looking too far forward… God says, I want to do something in your life right now. But it’s going to be delivered daily. Daily." (46:05)
• "When you are tempted to go back, go back… to your Father." (48:47; 52:57)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Worship and Setting the Tone: 02:24 – 07:11
• Introduction of Theme, Luke 11 Reading: 09:07 – 12:30
• Encouragement and Testimonies: 13:00 – 14:50
• Journey from ‘from’ to ‘to’ through ‘through’: 14:50 – 19:26
• God’s Model of Provision (Manna Story Begins): 29:30 – 38:36
• Breath and Bread Analogies: 38:36 – 41:27
• Personal Story about Son and Same Day Delivery: 43:07 – 45:12
• Food, Forgiveness, and Freedom – Daily: 46:54 – 48:47
• Return to God for Daily Deliverance: 52:47 – 54:19

Flow and Takeaways

The episode blends practical teaching, biblical exposition, and powerful storytelling, all reinforcing the fundamental truth:
Deliverance, provision, and forgiveness aren’t one-time events—God intends you to seek, trust, and receive from Him every day.
By rooting the message in familiar Scriptures and real-life testimonies, Furtick makes the case that although dramatic deliverances happen, most of God’s work in our lives is steady, incremental, and designed to bring us back to Him again and again.

"Delivered Daily" means God’s presence and power are available every day, not just in emergencies.

Final Encouragement

"When you pray, pray like this: Our Father… Give us this day our daily bread... Because the same daily bread, the same hand that gives me daily bread is for the daily battle." (53:00)

For those feeling stuck or cycling back to old patterns, this episode assures: God is not only able to deliver you—He desires to do it daily.