“When thou passest through the
waters, I will be with thee;
and through the rivers, they
shall not overflow thee:
when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned;
neither shall the flame kindle
upon thee”
Isaiah 43:2
“THROUGH” NOT ENGULFED
Bridge
there is none: we must go
through the waters, and feel the
rush of the rivers. The presence
of God in the flood is better
than a ferry-boat. Tried we must
be, but triumphant we shall be;
for Jehovah Himself, who is
mightier than many waters, shall
be with us. Whenever else He may
be away from His people, the
Lord will surely be with them in
difficulties and dangers. The
sorrows of life may rise to an
extraordinary height, but the
Lord is equal to every occasion.
The enemies of God can put in
our way dangers of their own
making, namely, persecutions and
cruel mockings, which are like a
burning fiery furnace.
What
then? We shall walk through the
fires. God being with us, we
shall not be burned; nay, not
even the smell of fire shall
remain upon us.
Oh, the wonderful security of
the heaven-born and heaven-bound
pilgrim! Floods cannot drown
him, nor fires burn him. Thy
presence, O Lord, is the
protection of thy saints from
the varied perils of the road.
"Lord
Dictated Them"
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