October 31
2018
When…..
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name;
You are Mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
Isaiah 43:1-3
A few things we are reminded of at the beginning:
1) we are created by God
2) we are not to fear
3) we are called by our names
4) we are the Lord’s
So, that is the lead up to the next part. T
he Lord says, “when” we pass through the waters, “when” we pass through the rivers, “when” we walk through the fire………
He doesn’t say “if”.
There will be times of trials and tribulations.
There is no doubt about that.
But “when” that happens, the Lord promises He will be with us, the rivers will not overflow us and we shall not be burned or scorched.
The other interesting word here is “through”.
We will pass through, and walk through.
We won’t stay in the midst of those things but we will pass through to the other side.
Are you in the midst today?
Be encouraged – you have been created by God,
He reminds you not to fear,
He calls you by your very name
because you are His.
He will be with you as you move through the trials and tribulations –
you won’t be overcome in the midst,
but you will move through to the other side.