“Through It All” When Life Ends Too Soon. Trusting God Through the Tragedy of the Texas Floods - Morning by Morning, July 8, 2025

“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
     and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
 when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
     and the flame shall not consume you.
 For I am the Lord your God,
     the Holy One of Israel, your Savior....
 Because you are precious in My eyes,
     and honored, and I love you,
 I give men in return for you,
     peoples in exchange for your life.
 Fear not, for I am with you” (Isaiah 43:2-5).

Written and sent out from the morning prayer time of Tommy Hays each day.

God bless you and may you have a great day!
—Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries

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Morning by Morning, July 8, 2025 - “Through It All” When Life Ends Too Soon. Trusting God Through the Tragedy of the Texas Floods

Good morning, Lord Jesus. My eyes are on You—Father, Son and Holy Spirit of God. ...

All the world is grieving over the devastation of the floods in our part of Texas. Overwhelming trauma from the stories from our near-by neighbors who lost lives and homes and businesses and everything they had. The horrific stories of the little girls at the Christian Camp Mystic on the Guadalupe River and their heroic camp director who literally gave his life trying to save every last little girl he could, as he was drug for miles down the river.

And at the same time, we’re so thankful for every story of rescue, every story of heroism, every story of the community coming together to help in every way, every story of help pouring in from across the country and around the world. You are with us through it all. 

As the song declares that we sang out in church on Sunday morning, with heavy hearts for all our region of Central Texas is going through—“Through it all. Through it all. Our eyes are on You.” 

That’s the only way it can be well with our souls amidst such grief and sorrow. To keep our eyes on You.

So many are already home with the Lord in Your arms. “To be absent from the body (is) to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8). And in the Presence of the Lord there is no more sorrow or suffering or pain (Revelation 21:4). We do not grieve as those who have no hope, for our hope is in You (1 Thessalonians 4:13). And our peace in the midst of all this suffering and trauma and shock is to know that Your heart breaks with us and You are right here with us. As Your Word declares the Promise of Your Presence through it all:

 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
     and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
 when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
     and the flame shall not consume you.
 For I am the Lord your God,
     the Holy One of Israel, your Savior....
 Because you are precious in My eyes,
     and honored, and I love you,
 I give men in return for you,
     peoples in exchange for your life.
 Fear not, for I am with you” (Isaiah 43:2-5).

Thank You, Lord. You are with every hurting heart, every gut-wrenching, soul-shaking encounter with the grief and sorrow being experienced in this broken and fallen world while all creation still groans for Your restoration of all things (Romans 8:22; Acts 3:21).  Thank You for fulfilling Your Promise of being with us “always”—“always” through it all (Matthew 28:20). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.