In the Christian Science Bible Lesson December 8, 2014 ISSUE

Deliverance from trials

For the Lesson titled: "God the Preserver of Man" from December 8-14, 2014

Brian Hall

This week’s Bible Lesson from the Christian Science Quarterly, titled “God the Preserver of Man,” shows us that the understanding of our relationship to God is a wonderful source of protection and deliverance.

In the Responsive Reading, the book of Isaiah declares this promise from God: “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” (43:2). This doesn’t tell us that we will never have trials; rather, it’s saying that we will not be overcome by them. Regardless of what the material sense of things tells us, the spiritual fact is that we belong to God; we are His children, and He protects us.

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