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Nisan 22

Walking  Through

“When I WALK THROUGH …” (Ps 23:4 ISR, emphasis mine)

Most of us have seen the popular meme that says “If God brought you to it, He will bring you through it.”  With this thought in mind, I am relatively certain that most of us can look in the rear-view mirror and remember those times of trial and testing that threatened to consume us, yet with the help of our Creator, we made it through.  We cannot ever have a “testimony” without a test, and there is no “victory” without first there being a battle fought.

“Walking through” implies continuous motion.  Elohim never intended for us to stop and set up camp in one of those valleys of darkness and despair; we were always meant to persevere and walk through them, with only the lessons learned attached to us.  However, should we choose to stop and check out the accommodations, He will patiently wait for us, until we realize that this place was never to become our final goal.  And I am fairly certain we can all think of different “places” where we lingered too long.

A good exercise would be to really examine all of the difficult times and places that our Elohim brought us through.  Be it the loss of a loved one, financial crisis, a debilitating disease – these and many other examples reveal to us the loving care and compassion of our King.  Please, always remember that our Creator is in the business of building character, and the lessons learned from these “through” places are extremely valuable to this process.  May we continue to look toward the true goal, the reflection of Messiah Yeshua in us (see Col 1:27).  Amein!

“And you, lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and let the children of Yisra’ĕl go on dry ground THROUGH the midst of the sea.” (Ex 14:16 ISR, emphasis mine)

“You have let men ride at our head; We went THROUGH fire and THROUGH water; But You brought us out to plenty.” (Ps 66:12 ISR, emphasis mine)

“When you pass THROUGH the waters, I am with you; and THROUGH rivers, they do not overflow you. When you walk THROUGH fire, you are not scorched, and a flame does not burn you.  For I am יהוה your Elohim, the Set-apart One of Yisra’ĕl, your Saviour …” (Isa 43:2-3 ISR, emphasis mine)

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