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NISAN 20

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.”  While this may not always be true, I am relatively certain that we can all 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, despair and discouragement; 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 destination.  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 the difficult times and places that we were able to walk through.  Be it the loss of a loved one, financial crisis, a debilitating illness – 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!

 

“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 will be with you, or THROUGH the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk THROUGH the fire, you will not be burned, nor will the flame burn you.  For I am Adonai your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.” (Isa 43:2-3 TLV, emphasis mine)

 

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