God is ALWAYS with His People!

By: Monique Smith

I really don’t even have to say anymore, the title is enough! God is ALWAYS with HIS people!  How do I know? Peep Isaiah 43! It is jammed packed with promises that God has spoken concerning us. Nothing God ever says will ever return to him void, so we can count on everything coming to past!

This devotional will be covering Isaiah 43:1-7.

Now this is what the Lord says.
       He created you, people of Jacob;
       he formed you, people of Israel.
    He says, "Don't be afraid, because I have saved you.
       I have called you by name, and you are mine.
 ² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
       When you cross rivers, you will not drown.
    When you walk through fire, you will not be burned,
       nor will the flames hurt you.

God created us! God saved us! He called us! We are His! We don’t have to fear, He did not give us that spirit anyways! (2 Timothy 1:7)When we go through “trials and tribulations”, He is right there! When we figuratively pass though the waters in our life, the deaths, the sadness, the guilt, the doubt and we feel like we are “drowning” in sorrow or grief, God Is right there with us! He is there comforting us and gently pushing us to move on! When we go through the “fires” in our lives, the conflicts, difficult co-workers, and disappointments, God is still right there with us! We will not be defeated or brought to shame!

Why is this?

This is because I, the Lord, am your God,
       the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
    I gave Egypt to pay for you,
       and I gave Cush and Seba to make you mine.
 ⁴ Because you are precious to me,
       because I give you honor and love you,
    I will give other people in your place;
       I will give other nations to save your life.

God does all these things for us because He is God! We are precious to Him! We don’t have to fear or be concerned about who or what comes up against us! What is a goon or a goblin to our God! I mean like really! (lol) He favors us and will honor us….*pause *….the MOST HIGH will honor us….umm wow. He always will do whatever it takes to show the love He has towards us!

Verses 5-7 talk about God bringing our seed from the east, west, north, and south back to us. I asked God what could this mean for me and He told me this: Whenever you go out and spread the gospel, you are planting seed. He reminded me of my time in Missouri planting seeds, and in Florida planting seeds, and other places all over North Carolina spreading the love of Christ. God said, those seeds are not in vain but He will bring all of that harvest back into my life! Wow! How exciting! As you read those verses and reflect on them, God may give you a different revelation but I thought I would share mine. 

I hope this devotional reminded you of the greatness of our Dad! He is SO great!!!!! I love Him so much and grow in my love relationship the more I read His word!

Prayer: God you are tooooo great! I love you so much! God continue to speak to me and show me your glory and your promises through your scriptures! Jesus, you are the best brother! I thank you so much for your selfless love toward me and I want to show you love back! Thank you so much! In Jesus name, Amen.