Are you in the Fire?

Oswald Chambers says, “The fiery furnaces are there by God’s direct permission.
It is misleading to imagine that we are developed in spite of our circumstances;
we are developed because of them.
It is mastery in circumstances that is needed, not mastery over them.”

Are you in a fiery furnace today?  It could be financial, physical, relational, or emotional. 
How are you dealing with it?  How do we get that mastery? 
One way is by trusting in the very presence of God. 
We don’t go through times of suffering alone. 
God wants us to allow them to draw us closer to Him and experience His love.

What was the last promise Jesus gave to His men and to us?
“Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  Matthew 28:20
The Lord was with Joseph…”his master (Potiphar) saw that the Lord was with him.” 
“Joseph’s master took him and put him into the prison…But the Lord was with Joseph.”
Genesis 39:2-3, 20-23 

Psalm 46:1 “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” 
Isaiah 41:10 “Do not fear, for I am with you.” 
Isaiah 43:2  “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.”
No matter what you: face – fear – or fight – He is with you.
He is with you actively, not passively. 
He will give strength, power, help, courage, comfort and victory.

What are you facing today?  He is with you and will go through it with you.
You are not alone – ever! 

Call upon Him, Come to Him, Cry out to Him, Collapse upon Him,Crash upon Him, and Count upon Him.

As a Good shepherd He is with His sheep all night long. 
Worship In The Heat

Ted Sellers