Reading your Bible for today January 14

January 14: Isaiah 43:1-7

KJV Key Verse: Isaiah 43:2
2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Devotion:
One of the things you find when you study the Old Testament is how God calls specific people to do specific tasks. He does not put out a general advert in the local paper to ask if there is anyone who is willing to come forward and do something for Him; He calls the right person who He knows is just the right character for the job He has in mind. He already knows what we are capable of and what we are best at doing; we just have to listen and find out from the Master what it is.

God reminds us in this passage He is going to be with us every step of the way, whether we go through rough times, difficult situations are glide along on the crest of a wave, he is going to be with us and be trying to protect us as best He can. Unfortunately, we are human and we do tend to mess things up much of the time so we can expect things to go wrong – not because God makes them happen but because we seem to invite those things into our lives despite God trying to sort things out for us.

God has shown us throughout history the amazing things He does for His people. We are His people. He loved us from the beginning and continues to love us despite what we get up to. That love he has for us goes beyond what we can imagine. If we thought about His love in the same way as we think of the love we have for others or they have for us then we would set limits on that love. We would not understand how He could ever love us enough to forgive us for all we have done wrong; not just us but mankind throughout our history!

God created man in His image that we may worship Him with our whole hearts and learn to experience the love He has for us in a whole new way, not just as humans love each other but as He loves us. I continue to be amazed by the love He has for me and want to be able to share that love with others.

Points to Ponder:
Who do you really love?

Who would you turn your world upside down for?