08-21-2020, 03:58 PM
*RESTORATION TODAY*
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
*TOPIC: WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH THE FIRE*
"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.” Isaiah 43:2
*MESSAGE*
God often uses our circumstance to change us before He changes the circumstance. He has promised to help us when we are facing troubles, but He wants to do more than just get us out of the situation. He wants to use the situation to make us more like Christ and to help us fully discover our God-given potential.
Have you ever noticed how often the word ‘through’ is used in Scripture? To get to the Promised Land, Israel had to go ‘through’ the Red Sea, ‘through’ the wilderness, and ‘through’ the Jordan River. In Psalm 84:6-7 and Isaiah 43:2, we are reminded that sometimes we will have to go ‘through’ uncomfortable seasons. There are some situations we can’t avoid happening, we just have to go through them.
These verses also suggest that God will not only be with us as we go through, but that we will make it to the other side and something good will come from it. In Psalm 66:12, the psalmist says: ‘...we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.’ Having to go through these things is hard, but we know God will never leave us and will bring us into better places in His own time.
So we can trust God; He knows what He is doing. And when we get through what we are experiencing, we will look back and thank Him for the things He has taught us and the places He has led us to.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Think of a time when you went through a bad situation. Thank God for bringing you ‘through’ it and for how you grew because of it.
*SCRIPTURES*
Psalm 66:12; 84:6-7; Isaiah 43:2
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, thank You for being the director of my life's journey.
2. O Lord help me to grow in my trust in You in Jesus’ name;
3. Father, help me to always feel Your presence when I am going through tough times in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Sam. 2, Micah 4:9-5:1-15, Rom. 11:1-15
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2020
*TOPIC: WHEN YOU PASS THROUGH THE FIRE*
"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.” Isaiah 43:2
*MESSAGE*
God often uses our circumstance to change us before He changes the circumstance. He has promised to help us when we are facing troubles, but He wants to do more than just get us out of the situation. He wants to use the situation to make us more like Christ and to help us fully discover our God-given potential.
Have you ever noticed how often the word ‘through’ is used in Scripture? To get to the Promised Land, Israel had to go ‘through’ the Red Sea, ‘through’ the wilderness, and ‘through’ the Jordan River. In Psalm 84:6-7 and Isaiah 43:2, we are reminded that sometimes we will have to go ‘through’ uncomfortable seasons. There are some situations we can’t avoid happening, we just have to go through them.
These verses also suggest that God will not only be with us as we go through, but that we will make it to the other side and something good will come from it. In Psalm 66:12, the psalmist says: ‘...we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.’ Having to go through these things is hard, but we know God will never leave us and will bring us into better places in His own time.
So we can trust God; He knows what He is doing. And when we get through what we are experiencing, we will look back and thank Him for the things He has taught us and the places He has led us to.
*ACTION POINT*
?️ Think of a time when you went through a bad situation. Thank God for bringing you ‘through’ it and for how you grew because of it.
*SCRIPTURES*
Psalm 66:12; 84:6-7; Isaiah 43:2
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Father, thank You for being the director of my life's journey.
2. O Lord help me to grow in my trust in You in Jesus’ name;
3. Father, help me to always feel Your presence when I am going through tough times in Jesus’ name.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
2 Sam. 2, Micah 4:9-5:1-15, Rom. 11:1-15