God Is With Us In All Things

-October 10, 2021-

Good morning, happy Lord’s Day,

“When you pass through 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.”

(Isaiah 43:2).

God promises to be with us His people and see us through anything and everything we go through. He is so faithful. In this chapter we find such words to describe God’s people as, “created, formed, redeemed, and called.” He delights is His children; He loves us so much.

We all through difficult times, He doesn’t always deliver us, but He is with us in every trial. Isaiah quotes the Lord’s four promises: to be with us through the waters, the rivers, the fire, and the flame. In the Scriptures we find examples of each of these.

• Through the waters – The Lord was with the Israelites and parted the Red Sea and let them pass through on dry ground. He then brought the waters back to cover Pharaoh and his entire army. The Lord brought His people through the Jordan River in a similar way. As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water, the people marched through on dry ground.

• Through the rivers – On one occasion after the death of his mentor Elijah, Elisha asked for a double portion of his spirit. Elisha took his master’s mantle and with it he struck the river and it divided and he passed through.

• Through the fire and the flame – We are familiar with the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego who were cast in the fiery furnace turned up seven times hotter than usual. They refused to bow down to the golden image King Nebuchadnezzar had made. The Lord Himself was in the fire with them. They were not burned nor did they even smell of smoke. The king said in Daniel 3:25, “‘Look!’ he answered, ‘I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.’”

The hymn writer G. A. Young wrote, “Though sorrows befall us and evils oppose, God leads His dear children along; Through grace we can conquer, defeat all our foes, God leads His dear children along. Some thru the waters, some thru the flood, some through the fire, but all through the blood; some through great sorrow, but God gives a song, in the night season and all the day long.”

Have a blessed day trusting the Lord who is with through all things. Stay safe and healthy.

In His grace,

Dean