“I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD!”

 Isaiah 43:2-3                     (ESV)

    “[2] When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

        and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

    WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THE FIRE OF SHALL NOT BE BURNED,

        and the flame shall NOT CONSUME YOU. 

    [3] For “I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD”,

        the HOLY ONE of Israel, your SAVIOR.

    I give Egypt as your ransom,

        Cush and Seba in exchange for you.”

This morning I awoke to a notice on a social media account that was announcing a friend of this person had experienced a “Brain Bleed” and wasn’t expected to survive this catastrophic event.   As most of you are aware, I experienced a “Brain Bleed” over 18 years ago, but I did survive with very few “deficits”!!!  Eighteen years ago the incident was very serious……today it has become a learning tool!!!

My medical records from my physician plainly say “However, he has had a remarkable recovery that can only be defined as a miracle from GOD”!!!  NO, I try to NEVER let the opportunity to GLORIFY GOD through the event that was SO SERIOUS at the time.  During my recovery I read online that 80% of Brain Hemorrhage patients died from the event.  Not only did I survive, but with very few disabilities.  There ARE a couple of minor remnants, but GOD uses those as reminders of where HE has brought me from during my journey!!

It wasn’t anything that I did during this period of time to make me worthy to be delivered from the “valley of the shadow of death”!  ALMIGHTY GOD DELIVERED me, even from a 17 day coma!!  

“I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD” carries a TOTALLY different meaning to me than before!  Why didn’t I die???  Why didn’t I have more disabilities???  Why???  Because “I AM THE LORD YOUR GOD” has a purpose for me and I will never forget it!!!