When thou passeth 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 flames kindle upon thee (Isa. 43:2)
There is no bridge or ferry--we must pass through the deep waters; but the Lord Himself says, "I will be with thee." Enemies may surround us, persecutions and cruel mockings be as a fiery furnace. What shall we do? Walk through them, for "the form of the fourth" (Dan. 3:25) will be by your side, and there shall not be even the smell of fire upon us. Such is the security of heaven-born, heaven-bound pilgrims. The flood cannot drown them, nor the fire burn them.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own.
__Austin Miles
A minister sat down at the bedside of an aged Christian. Pointing to a chair on the other side of the bed facing at such an angle as to suggest that another visitor had just left, he said, "I see I am not your first visitor today."
"Ah," said the afflicted one. "I'll tell you about that chair. Years ago I found it impossible to pray. Often I would fall asleep on my knees, and if I kept awake, my thoughts would wander. I spoke to a minister about it, and he told me to sit down with a chair opposite me and think of the Lord Jesus sitting in it; and then to talk to Him as to a friend, face to face. I have been doing that ever since, and He has become very real to me. That is why the chair stands like that by my bed." Later that week the good man died with his hand resting on the chair reserved for the Lord.
Our Savior has promised, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help" (Ps. 71:12).
There is no bridge or ferry--we must pass through the deep waters; but the Lord Himself says, "I will be with thee." Enemies may surround us, persecutions and cruel mockings be as a fiery furnace. What shall we do? Walk through them, for "the form of the fourth" (Dan. 3:25) will be by your side, and there shall not be even the smell of fire upon us. Such is the security of heaven-born, heaven-bound pilgrims. The flood cannot drown them, nor the fire burn them.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own.
__Austin Miles
A minister sat down at the bedside of an aged Christian. Pointing to a chair on the other side of the bed facing at such an angle as to suggest that another visitor had just left, he said, "I see I am not your first visitor today."
"Ah," said the afflicted one. "I'll tell you about that chair. Years ago I found it impossible to pray. Often I would fall asleep on my knees, and if I kept awake, my thoughts would wander. I spoke to a minister about it, and he told me to sit down with a chair opposite me and think of the Lord Jesus sitting in it; and then to talk to Him as to a friend, face to face. I have been doing that ever since, and He has become very real to me. That is why the chair stands like that by my bed." Later that week the good man died with his hand resting on the chair reserved for the Lord.
Our Savior has promised, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
MEDITATION PRAYER: "O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help" (Ps. 71:12).
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