January 3

I Will Be With You. . .

"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. He who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters . . . See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland." Isaiah 43:2, 16, 19

Each of us face tough times, but these times do not diminish the reality of God’s presence in our lives . . . darkness will fall, and clouds do gather, shadows may come, but our faith and our confidence in Him need never be shaken. When we face difficult times and trials He will be with us to make a way for us. God wants to give us hope in what may seem like a hopeless situation. He has promised that He will be right there beside us in our darkest hour. He has promised that He will never leave us or forsake us. When he makes a promise he is faithful to keep it.