Isaiah 43:2 ‘When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not kindle upon you.’

DAILY READING      Revelation 7; Nehemiah 9:38-10:39; Psalm 102

Amazing testimonies have continually proven that God is the defender of His people. A documentary film titled  “Heart and Hands: Iraq” records some of the amazing testimonies from Iraqi Christians.  This documentary is produced by Sean Feucht, a worship leader with Bethel Music and also the founder of the ‘Light A Candle’ Project. A son of medical missionaries, Feucht has continued to carry out missionary work through his non-profit organization, which goes into all parts of the world to help people who have experienced some of the world’s worst suffering. In the course of his ministry he has come across some really incredible stories of miracles. And in this documentary, Sean Feucht records some of these.

One of the first stories in the documentary is that of an Iraqi Christian who was imprisoned by ISIS. This man was a Yazidi, an Iraqi ethnic group, targeted by ISIS for genocide and annihilation.  This Yazidi man was held captive and was tortured by the radical Islamic terrorists for two months. A divine visitation from The Lord in his dream, gave him hope and assurance. But when the ISIS found out he was a follower of Christ, they tried to kill him. The man said he was stoned and ISIS members drenched him in 20 gallons of gasoline and set him on fire.  And though the fire burned, yet inexplicably he survived unharmed. He was burned three times by ISIS,  yet his body didn’t burn a single time. He credited Jesus for saving him.  He later escaped and has continued to share the Gospel.

This indeed is an incredible account of God’s deliverance.  This man was in direct contact with fire and yet God made him ‘fireproof’.  The truth is that God is not limited in how He can save. He can save by few or many. Sometimes God will deliver you from the fire. Other times God will make you fireproof and take you through the fire.

When the three Hebrew boys refused to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar and were thrown into the fire, God made them ‘fireproof’. The fire had no power over their bodies. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire came upon them. The purpose of their passing through the fire was to manifest God’s power. And as a result the whole nation was turned to serve the living God. Sometimes, God allows you to pass through the fire because He is trying to achieve a higher purpose. And those times, as you may pass through the fire, He will be with you.

In Isaiah 43:2, God promises  ‘When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not kindle upon you.’

Indeed God will not let you burn. Those boys were delivered because their faith in God was unquestionable and absolute. They knew God never fails. And God didn’t disappoint them. Right in the fire, He showed up. God didn’t deliver them from the fire rather He delivered them through the fire.

And if you find yourself going through the fire today, let your faith in God remain strong. God will never fail you nor forsake you. Faith is the link that keeps you connected to Heaven for a rescue operation, therefore don’t break that link. No matter how tough things may look, as long as you can believe God, anything and everything is possible. To him, that believes nothing shall be impossible.

Indeed we serve the God of all possibilities.  Therefore stand strong, stand still and see the salvation of The Lord with you.  Each time the enemy tries to get you into a fix, when he thinks he has locked all doors of escape, remember that God is your way maker. If He can rescue the three boys from fire, divide the red sea, shut up the mouth of lions, cause earthquakes and raise the dead, then be assured that He is not at all limited in organizing a rescue for you.

PRAYER: Lord, I know indeed that with You nothing is impossible. Please help me to make the study of Your Word top priority in my life, so that I can have the required  faith to believe You for the miraculous in my life in Jesus Name

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God is preparing you for the season He prepared your breakthrough. – WORDBITE 222