Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith

December 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 - Isaiah 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 ferryboat. 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. Be-hold, in faith I commit myself unto Thee, and my spirit enters into rest.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon