Forty three years, so far and in all of them our God is faithful!!!! I have been using the TecartaBible app on my phone for a while, I really like it. I think one of my favorite parts of the app is that every morning it sends me daily scriptures. So when I pick up my phone to turn off the alarm in the morning Gods word is one of the first things I read in the morning. This is good for me. Anyway this morning, the scripture reading was from, Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be wi th you; an d when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” As I continued to wake up, I pondered what God might be saying to me today. I decided I would look at the passage in context. The first part of 43 says, “But now this is what the Lord says- he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by na
Isaiah 54:1-17 [1] “Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband, ” says the Lord. [2] “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. [3] For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities. [4] “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood. [5] For your Maker is your husband---the Lord Almighty is his name---the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. [6] The Lord will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit---a wife who married young, only to be rejected,” says your God. [7]