No More Doom! It Will Be Fuel for the Fire - Sara Whitten, Kerrville, TX - Mar 25, 2025
God Is Carefully Molding and Setting Us
Have you been in distress? If you have, out of the ninth chapter of Isaiah emerges a word of hope for those who have been in distress:
"Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress..." (Isaiah 9:1 NIV).
Interestingly, Strong's Concordance notes the following about the Hebrew word for "distress" (mutsaq) in this verse: "The term 'mutsaq' refers to something that has been cast or poured out, typically in the context of metalwork. It is used to describe objects made by pouring molten metal into a mold, resulting in a solid, formed object..." (Strong's H4164 definition, Usage).
I think we can all recall a time when we've felt "melted" by a season or totally poured out. It's a beautiful thought, however, to imagine those same blistering seasons as the times when God is carefully molding and setting us. God wants to remind us that it's in these times that he "molds" us and "sets" us up for something good—something so good it could only be his design. READ MORE
