Deliverance is brought through desperation. Prayer so deep it draws Divine intervention. We have erroneously held that God's chosen will never be assaulted by the adversary, much less driven to desperation. But this desperation is often the very crucible in which the elect of God are forged. We must not hurry the process nor be frustrated if our prayers do not immediately activate divine intervention. The Lord is waiting for the nation (His church) to break beneath the weight of her rebellion. The determining factor for true deliverance is the acknowledgment of the sin of rebellion and the return to God. The Bible holds firm to this truth, and as promised, once an individual, a nation or a people securely turn toward the One True God, healing and deliverance will follow.