When You Go Through Deep Waters I Will Be With You

ISAIAH 43:1-4
“But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life.
”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭43:1-4‬ ‭NKJV‬
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God created the people of Israel; they were special to Him, and we believers are special to Him today, Jew and Gentile, (GALATIANS 3:28).
We born again Christians are God’s Israel, His very own people-His treasured possession (DEUTERONOMY 7:6; 14:2).
Here, Isaiah starts by telling us the source of his message-our creator God, and regardless of God’s disappointment of His people shown in the closing verses of chapter 42, He would show them mercy; that He would pour out His love on His people; He would redeem them, free them from captivity and restore them.
Today, regardless of His disappointment in the people of this world, He is faithful and will redeem those who believe in Him-His very own.
Despite the sinful ways of today’s world, God’s love for us continues. He is willing and able to free His people from captivity and restore His church.
However, not in the way it has been operating until now, for that old religious church has been all but dismantled.
No longer shall they despise prophecy (1 THESSALONIANS 5:20); no longer will they be run as businesses or trading centres (MATHEW 21:12-17).
God, speaking through His prophet Joel, told us, “And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.”
‭‭Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
The old church is passing away and the new has risen. “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬-‭16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
Today this world is riddled with stormy seas brought about by greed and corruption at the highest level in both the church and government.
Persecution and terrorism is growing world wide, sexual immorality has risen above all measure, and abortion has become more and more acceptable even to many Christian organisations. My brethren, abortion is nothing less than child sacrifice.
Furthermore, our businesses are closing, inflation is rising, unemployment is growing, lawlessness and unrest is rising, and many as a result are suffering anxiety/ depression, even taking their own lives. Suicides are at a all time high worldwide.
My brethren , if you choose to go through these waters in your own strength, you will most likely drown.
But if you put your trust in God, He will be with you through it all-the waters shall not over flow you-He will keep your head above the water, nor shall the flames scorch you-you shall not be burned; He will keep you safe in this fiery world of corruption.
My beloved, the wine skins are dry and the churches have closed, but unlike in the first miracle, Jesus time is here (See JOHN 2:1-11). He is turning water into wine, and with the new wine, shall come new powers, freedoms, and new strength to rise above the enemy and corruption of this world.
Jesus said, ““Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭12‬-‭14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
To receive the new power, one must receive the new wine. Yet “No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.””
‭‭Mark‬ ‭2‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
Many churches have closed and the flock has been scattered. The old has gone and the new is here, for the Lord is refining His leadership, separating the chaff from the wheat; replacing the wine skins and pouring out the new wine; He saved the best until last.
“”Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the Lord. “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the Lord. “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. “Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own land.””
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
My beloved, Jesus true Church is rising and many of the old main stream churches shall become Apostolic centres as Christ re-establishes His church.
As I told you before, justice starts with God’s own house, but will now fall upon the world leadership.
Hold on tightly as this world begins to shake and the corrupt fall from their high positions.
The old is on its way out, the new is here, and our governments shall stand upon the shoulders of Jesus Christ (ISAIAH 9:6).
My beloved, this world is about to witness the revival of the church like never before as God reaches out to His chosen people before the return of Christ and the ultimate judgment that awaits us.
My brethren, don’t focus on the circumstance, nor the noise of this world, but rather on Jesus Christ, and you shall like Peter, walk upon the stormy seas into the victory (MATHEW 14:28-29).
Furthermore, as we go through the fire, just like Shadrach, Meshac, and Abednego, you shall come out unharmed, not even smelling of smoke, because Jesus is going through it all with you (DANIEL 3:19-25).
Therefore, no weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue that rises against you in judgement you shall condemn ISAIAH 54:17).
My beloved, Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
Yes my beloved, we shall have our own Goliath’s to face, but with the five smooth stones that represent the five fold ministry of Christ, we shall like David, bring down every giant through Christ (1 SAMUEL 17).
“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.