[NFBF-Melbourne] Weekend Devotion: (Sat., May 16, 2020) FW: God Walks Through the Fire with You

Sat May 16 04:24:12 UTC 2020

Hello Everyone!  Praise the Lord!  Psalms 121:1  ¶<<A Song of degrees.>> I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2  My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

3  He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.  Aren’t you glad today that our God never slumbers or sleeps?  We can call on Him at any time.  Actually, all of us can call on Him at the same time.  He is awesome!!!  He is omnipresent, omniscient and omnipotent; He will never leave us or forsake us, and we can trust that he can take us through whatever our situation or circumstance may be.    It is up to us to trust and believe that God is able.  Those Hebrew boys trusted and believed God, even though they had to be placed in  that fiery furnace, they yet believed.  Can you believe that whatever you are going through, even though you must go through it, that God is with you and will not leave you comfortless?  He will be right there with you while you are going through your trials and tribulations.  He told us that we would have to suffer in order to reign; just trust, believe and receive!  Our trials will make us stronger as we grow in grace.  Lord, help us to see you while we are in the midst of our struggles, knowing that you knew before the foundation of the world that we would have hardships.  But you also informed us in your Word that we should walk by faith and not by sight.  Increase our faith and let us live with an expectation that all things work together for the good of those that love the Lord and those that are called according to your purpose (Rom. 8:28).

Please be encouraged by Pastor rick Warren’s message below.

God bless,

Dr. Joyce Taylor, VP, MSCC

Communities of Faith Committee Member

From: Daily Hope with Rick Warren <connect at newsletter.purposedriven.com> 
Subject: God Walks Through the Fire with You 

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By Rick Warren — May 13, 2020

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“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.”

Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

There’s an expression that some people use when the pressure gets tight and the deadlines are close. They say, “The heat is on.”

No one likes that feeling.

The Prophet Daniel had three friends who truly experienced the heat being on them (Daniel 3).

In Daniel 3, when his friends wouldn’t bow in worship to a statue of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king angrily had them tossed into a fire and had the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual.

Literally, the heat was on.

But God walked with them through it: “Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, ‘Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?’ They replied, ‘Certainly, Your Majesty.’ He said, ‘Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods’” (Daniel 3:24-25 NIV).

Of course, you and I know it wasn’t “a son of the gods” in there with those guys. It was Jesus—the only Son of God. He was walking through the fire with them. And he’ll walk through the fire with you, too.

Jesus tells us, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20 NIV).

The Bible says you’ll never be alone. God will always be there with you and for you.

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze” (Isaiah 43:2 NIV).

The Bible doesn’t say if you pass through the waters; it says when you pass through the waters.

You will have troubles. But Jesus will always walk through them with you.

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Talk About It

*	How have you seen God walk with you through tough times?
*	Why is it sometimes tough to see God at work when things are difficult?
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Message 1: When Your World is Shaken Up
Message 2: When You're Pressured to Conform
Message 3: When Your Beliefs are Belittled
Message 4: When You're Asked to Do the Impossible
Message 5: When the Heat is On
Message 6: When God Tests You with Success
Message 7: Are You Learning from Those Who Came Before You?
Message 8: Will You Stand Strong for God Publicly?
Message 9: The Kind of Prayer God Answers

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