This morning, as I was reading Isaiah 43:2 (NLT), God told me to take a closer look at the words in the Scripture. Well, actually one word—when.
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
The Scripture doesn’t say “if you go through deep waters…” It says “when.” In other words, at some point in our lives, we are going to have to face some deep waters, some rivers of difficulty, and the fire of oppression. If you haven’t encountered those types of situations, as my mom used to say, “Keep living!”
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