This verse seems particularly appropriate as flood waters rise in the southern portion of the United States.
"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."
Isaiah 43:2
However, these words, directly from God’s heart speak to any situation in our lives where circumstances threaten to drown us, the adversary seems to be gaining the upper hand, or human failure is causing us great pain
Life was never meant to be this hard. In the Garden, it was never God’s plan for tragedy and tears, calamity and collapse, but mankind chose evil over God’s infinite goodness. We handed over our God given dominion to the enemy of our souls who is only after our destruction. Flood and famine are not from the Lord of Hosts, but the consequences of man’s sin, brokenness, and rebellion. Yes. We live on a completely messed up planet and we are pretty darn messed up ourselves.
Yet He is with us. Those who call on His name and have received Him are carried in His mighty hands. This is not the time to doubt the reality of the Scripture above, rather it is time to believe Him, experience His presence, and trust. Because He will never fail to walk us through and out of every storm we face.
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