God Is Always There

God Is Always There “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2-3 The above scripture should be such an assurance to all of us, as God is telling us that He will always be there in our times of trouble and trials. Many times it is only when we begin to pass through the waters and the rivers and are trying to keep our heads above water do we begin to turn to God to ask for help in solving our problems. I believe that when things are going good in our lives and everything is coming up roses that this is the time that we are most vulnerable from the attacks of Satan. During the past two years I have had several friends that have developed cancer. There is a national cancer care website that has been developed where they can share information and receive encouragement from others who have this terrible disease. I have been writing devotionals which I post on this website as encouragements to these people to help them deal with their problems, and through this website I have communicated with many of these people. I have found that it has taken this life threatening disease to bring many of them back to God. It is very difficult for many of these people, but I have seen that God has strengthened the character of many of them, and has even given some of them a ministry to help and support others. When people are down in their valleys and the storm clouds are surrounding them they begin to turn to God for comfort and protection. So often it takes adversity in our lives to make us aware of our vulnerability, but we can all rest assured that God will always be there in our times of trouble and trials, and all that we need to do is to call on Him. My Daily Devotional Volume III April 18 Robert William Brock, Jr.