It’s mid morning Valentine’s Day 2011 as I sit to write for our Tuesday time together. And I am hoping you all are experiencing the Love of your Life faithful to you. For HE surely is.

I have one more day of homework for my on-line study with Leah Adams; one part of our Scripture reading today was Isaiah 43. Would you read it with me?

Isaiah 43: (New American Standard Bible) 1But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! 2″When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.  When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. 3″For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;   via Is 43:1-4 – Passage Lookup – New American Standard Bible – BibleGateway.com.

Do not fear.

Why? Why should I not fear in this hostile, sin cursed, sinfully rampant place?

Because. Your Creator, the One who formed you has in CHRIST redeemed you. He calls you by name. He has claimed you as His own. He is not ashamed of you. He has put you on display before ALL creation as His very own daughter (or son). Why would we be afraid?

Here’s what I think. We get distracted by the winds and waves, or by the dry scorching hostile varmint infested deserts and when we are sorely distracted, we step into that pothole of unbelief and we stub our toe — sometimes we recover our balance quickly and pick right up moving on through the day; sometimes we take a tumble. 

The goal is to tumble less and less. And we are!

Still He says Do not fear. I am here.  

Did you notice verse two says WHEN not IF? It’s a given, water and fire are coming with the intent to drown us or burn us to a crisp!  The good news is it ain’t gonna happen! Look here. The Text says THROUGH! Through means there’s an end to the waves, we will not drown. Not in high seas or winding on ‘forever’ white water rivers.  And in desert heat with flames so licking hot we think the mascara on our eyelashes is going to melt — it aint!  We are promised the flame will not consume us.

My Sisters and Brothers, we in CHRIST JESUS are REDEEMED. We are gonna make it through this journey called LIFE and we are gonna be looking GOOOOD when we get to the other side! In fact, we ain’t looking too bad right now! Do you believe it? Yes, you do!

Praying for These

Thank You, thank You, ABBA, that in You, LORD JESUS, we are safe and we are coming through this in Your Robe of White (Righteousness) with nary a stain nor even a hint of smoke. Amen and amen.

Until then + + +
Kathie