When we pass through the waters

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. – Jeremiah 43.2

When you pass through the waters I will be there

When you pass through the rivers they will not drown you

When you walk through the fire you will not be burned

When you walk through the flames they will scorch you

These were promises to Israel for a specific time and place and purpose. So how do they apply to us? Do they mean anything to us?

I think there is still an application for us because they all speak of the protection and the provision of God in times of trouble. If we take these truths as speaking of eternity we find great hope. In physical terms sometimes we do get burnt. Sometimes the floods overwhelm us.

In this life.

But even when that happens we don’t have to be consumed. God walks with us through the fire and through the floods. We don’t have to face the hard times alone. Even in the depths of our worst suffering God is there with us.

And then, when our earthly journey is done, we will have our final deliverance. We have the ultimate victory in Christ. We are His and He will carry us through to the end.