Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the
waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not
sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the
flames will not set you ablaze.
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. Behold, in faith I commit myself
unto thee, and my spirit enters into rest.
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