Medicine For The Soul!

Isa 43:1  But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
 
Isa 43:2  When thou passest 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 flame kindle upon thee.
 
Isa 43:3  For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

The people of God are not promised exemption from trial-but support under it!

The Lord does not engage to lead His children by a smooth path-but to furnish them with shoes of iron and brass, that they may safely walk the rugged and thorny road.

He does not promise to bridge over the waters of sorrow and the rivers of tribulation but assures them of His presence as they pass through them.

I will be with you! He says, "When you go through rivers of difficulty you will not drown. 

When you walk through the fire of oppression you will not be burned up.

Christian pilgrim will not this suffice?

Support in trial, will suit you better than exemption from it.

Affliction and sorrow, in the hands of the great Physician are medicine for the soul!

The wounds He inflicts are for the healing of the spirit!

The fire He may lead you through will not burn but only purify and brighten you!

~Author Unknown~1872