When you walk
through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you
ablaze.
Isaiah 43:2 (NIV1984)
As the
LORD explained Israel’s future to Isaiah, a future that included the
destruction of Jerusalem and captivity in the land of Babylon, reassurance was
given to the children of God. 'Don’t be afraid for your Redeemer is with you;
you will pass through floods, and pass through fire and neither will harm you'.
This passage contains a general principle for all of God’s children, for all of
time. We will pass through deep waters and raging fires, and we will come out
the other side unscathed! Yet, Daniel 3 records a specific account of three of
God’s children, captives in Babylon who experienced the specific fulfillment of
this prophetic principle. What child of God can read the account of the Lord
walking in the furnace with His servants, and not be encouraged!
Friend, be
encouraged today. The Lord is with you through the floods and the fires, and He
will be with you and bring you through the great fire that ends this age!
God has
said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Heb. 13:5b)
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