"....We went through fire and through water; but You brought us out to rich fulfillment ('saturation')....Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me!" (Psalm 66:12b & 20)
A few days ago I read from Brother Andrew's "Prayer Force" of the, "....fire and...water," through which young children in Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Myanmar, are going. "Buddhist extremists target children/youth in schools, forcing them to participate in rituals and learn Buddhist teachings."
So many Followers of Jesus Christ around the Globe are experiencing similar persecution. Yet, again, I remind us that most of the Biblical personages knew much conflict in their brief sojourn in this life, e.g., Jacob, Joseph, David. Then there is Paul, who once penned, "....but we were afflicted on every side, conflicts without, fears within."
You and I may not be going through the experiences of the children/youth mentioned above, but, "....fire and...water," can have different manifestations such as the, "conflicts on the outside, fears within" (CSB). Whatever that may be in your life today, the promise of our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, "The Word of God," is that He will indeed bring, "us out to rich saturation."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I hold fast to Your Promise that in You is my, "....rich fulfillment/saturation." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
