October 9
Our God is purposeful. He does nothing without having an end in mind. He states in Romans 8:28 that “all things work together for good to those who love God…” and we see evidence of that from His earliest interaction with His people. Things are not always as they first appear when God is at work.
This thought is expounded in Isaiah 43:2 where the Lord assures His people, “When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; they will not overflow you. When you pass through the fire, you will not be burned, neither will the flames kindle upon you.”
Our mighty God and Savior does not promise to keep us out of difficult situations, rather, He promises to be with us and deliver us from the problems that confront us. He receives far greater glory when His people go through the trials of life as faithful children who know their Deliverer will indeed cause them to emerge from troubling situations victoriously.
Isaiah 43:10 goes on, “You are my witnesses, saith the Lord …whom I have chosen that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am HE! There is no god before Me or after Me…beside Me there is no Savior.” When we have grasped the reality of who HE is, the great I AM, Jesus becomes all-in-all to us and we purposefully set about to share the knowledge of Him with everyone.
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