YOU WILL NOT BURN

 "When you pass through the waters I will be with you, and when through the rivers they will not overwhelm you; when you pass through the fire, you will not burn yourself, nor will the flame burn in you. " Isaiah 43: 2

The promise, spoken through Isaiah, is addressed to "all Israel of God" - "When you walk through the fire, it will not burn ..." (Isaiah 43: 2).

There are two realities revealed in the Lord's promise. The first states that we will walk through the fire. This statement is not pleasant. She is, however, realistic. And honest. Centuries later Jesus repeated it: "In the world you will have tribulations." John 16:33. Therefore, the text does not say "if there will be fire," the specific statement "when." That is, "every possible time you walk through the fire," the Lord's delivering power will be protecting you. And me.

At this point, we have to face the second reality of the promise: "you will not burn." Believing this is not easy. Because we are surrounded by intense fire. Because, involved in the fear that temperature instills in us, we can not see any deliverance. Our experience teaches us that deliverance from the Lord fortunately does not depend on our courage. Deliverance is the result of the mighty love of the Lord. To have the benefit of this powerful love depends on our faith. Escudados in this faith in the divine love we do not stop to walk, even "through the fire". You can walk: you will not burn.

Pr. Olavo Feijó