Through the fire

Last Wednesday night, on the eve of beginning Grace's ACTH treatment, I asked the Lord for a word from Him that Grace was going to be ok. I had already been believing that the Lord was going to totally heal her and believing that He could keep her from the ill side effects of the medication, but I hadn't received a confirmation through His word. I had read been reading lots of good Scriptures on healing, the Lord being with us, Him defeating our foes, etc. But as I was wrestling with my inward anxiety about beginning treatment, I said "Lord, I've gotten lots of good verses about Grace, but I need a God verse. I need a special word from you (rhema) that Grace is gonna be ok." I sat down, flipped open the Bible and read these words:

Isaiah 43:1-7

But now, thus says the Lord, your creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. 

When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. Since you are precious in My sight, since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life. 

Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth, everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed even whom I have made".

The Lord is so good and that totally bolstered my faith.

-Derek
P.S. 5 days of injections are in the books--10 out of 28 Phase 1 injections.