Dec. 6
"THROUGH" NOT ENGULFED
"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" Isa. 43:2
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.