You ARE Mine.

Isaiah 43:1-2

"But now, thus says the LORD,  who created you, O Jacob,

And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name; You are Mine.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,

Nor the flame scorch you."

Am so blessed as the fiery trials of life, common to us all, provide pathways for faith, for following and for friends to bless friends by praying, by coming along side and by together, believing God's promises. 

No flames can burn us, no waters drown us and no sin beset us that God is not greater than.

It is what it is, and whatever it is, it's His and so are we.  Isaiah tells us, LORD God says: You ARE Mine. Our God lives and jealously holds onto us even when our grips are weak. His. We're His.

Thank You God for never saying oops, or dropping us when we're weak. Thank You for carrying us in those times we are NOT walking with You. You are everything to us LORD. Thank You for Alex, the   aerospace engineering student, you sent to me. You put the words in my mouth to lead him into prayer, where he become born again today. I praise and thank You for our Bible table team at UCI and for all we get to see You do, every time we show up.  You are greatness, life giving, death defying greatness. Thank You for Your Hands, which hold the whole world, which join with ours in born again prayers, and that hold onto us always.  Thanks for making us Yours. We love to read and hear that You say, we are Yours. We love You God and pray peace to Israel. Amen.