KEY SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 43:2″
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you.”

The above verse is God’s candid promise to see us through every challenge that comes ouŕ way. He uses water and fire, which have been elements of creation that God used to judge men for their sins. These are highly devastating elements that can virtually destroy everything in their path. God says even that would not end your journey. The Lord establishes that he will be with us in that moment of difficulty. Please personalise this verse. Please note the word through, and the number of times it appears in the verse. You may note that God would allow you to go through the challenge, but it would not destroy you. You would come out victorious. There may be certain instances in which you may not go through the difficulty at all. All that matters is to place your absolute trust in the Lord to see you through.

Dear child of God, as a Christian, know that the almighty God, the omnipotent one, the all-wise God, the true and faithful God lives inside of you. Just pause and consider the great potential that has filled your being. Therè is no problem too difficult for him to solve. ( Matt 19:26, Mark 10:27, Luke 1:27, 18:27) Dear one, the ability of the power of God in you, taking the ascendancy through you to bring viable solutions, is for these scriptural truths to fully take over your heart. This was the advice Apostle Paul gave pastor Timothy in 1 Tim 4:15.” Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.” Psalm 1:2 says this must be done day and night. In effect, give attention to the scriptures. God works not with physical means but supernatural; and that is by the means of His word. Isa 55:11 KJV So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. The word can only do what it was sent to do if it has the opportunity to stay in the heart of the man who needs that miracle.

The mistake of some brethren is that they dwell too much on the severity of the problem or the symptoms. Jonah 2:8 calls it ‘lying vanities’, Jon 2:8 KJV “They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.” God’s mercies are the solutions He brings to us, yet if we fail to attend to His word but rather focus on the problems, then we certainly would forsake our mercies. The Easy English translation says we worship such challenges, if we give too much attention to the problem. Jon 2:8 EasyEnglish” Some people want to keep things that have no value. They worship them. So they do not receive God’s love that could be for them.” Please note that as the book of Genesis said in Gen 8:22,, so long as the earth remains, seed time and harvest shall not cease….” What you attend to is the seed you have planted, and that is what is permitted to grow into a harvest. This is the plain reality. Isaiah 55:1-3 gives an invitation to anyone in crisis,difficulty or challenge to come and receive a turnaround. It shows that the way to your answers is to attend to the word of God. I have titled the chapter 55 of Isaiah as “God’s recovery program” It shows you all you have to do to come out of every difficulty that you find yourself in.

THOUGHT: GOD’S WORD HOLDS THE ANSWER TO EVERY CHALLENGE, PROBLEM, OR DIFFICULTY OF MEN.

FURTHER STUDIES

Jos 1:8 EasyEnglish “You must keep on speaking about the words of God’s law. Think about what it says all the time. Then you will be careful to obey it. Then you will help yourselves to do well and to win.”

Pro 4:20-22 EasyEnglish Listen to what I say, my son. Listen to my words. Never let my words leave you. Think about them and obey them. They will give life to anyone who understands them. And they will give health to their whole body.