“Find Me in The River” - Morning by Morning, October 2, 2025

“But now thus says the Lord,
     He who created you, O Jacob,
     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 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.
 I give Egypt as your ransom,
     Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
 Because you are precious in My sight
     and honored and I love you,
 I give people in return for you,
     nations in exchange for your life.
 Do not fear, for I am with you;
     I will bring your offspring from the east,
     and from the west I will gather you;
 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up,’
     and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;
 bring My sons from far away
     and My daughters from the end of the earth —

 everyone who is called by My name,
     whom I created for My glory,
     whom I formed and made” (Isaiah 43:1-7).

Lyrics to Find Me in the River song I am praying today:

Find me in the river, find me on my knees

I've walked against the water, now I'm waiting if you please

We've longed to see the roses, but never felt the thorns

And bought our pretty crowns, but never paid the price

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river, I'm waiting here for you

We didn't count on suffering, we didn't count on pain

But if the blessing's in the valley, then in the river I will wait

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river, I'm waiting here for you

I'm waiting here for you

I'm waiting here for you

(Written by Martin Smith of Delirious Christian band. Hearing it sung here this morning: https://youtu.be/DZtztM2YAio?si=2ImXaUKE2qA_rJtF )

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Transcript

Morning by Morning, October 2, 2025 – “Find Me in The River”

Good morning, Lord Jesus. I’m waiting here for You. Heavenly Father, dear Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit of God. One God, O Lord my God, in every Dimension of Your Being, I’m waiting here for You. ...

I couldn’t sleep, so I got up extra early to sit and wait and pray. A song keeps coming to mind in preparation for our gathering coming up on Saturday, where I believe You’ve led me to have a time of worship, witness, a word of encouragement for hope and healing, with healing prayer ministry for the victims and survivors of the Texas Hill Country flood along the Guadalupe River of central Texas in July. The song’s called “Find Me in the River. And the name of our gathering is “Meet Me at The River.”

This morning, I keep crying, overwhelmed in the words and the heart of someone seeking You, needing You, desperate for You in the valley places, dry places, “cracked and dry” when they feel like You’ve gone or don’t see. 

As I listen, Your Word of reassurance comes to me from Isaiah 43:

“But now thus says the Lord,
     He who created you, O Jacob,
     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 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.
 I give Egypt as your ransom,
     Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
 Because you are precious in My sight
     and honored and I love you,
 I give people in return for you,
     nations in exchange for your life.
 Do not fear, for I am with you;
     I will bring your offspring from the east,
     and from the west I will gather you;
 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up,’
     and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;
 bring My sons from far away
     and My daughters from the end of the earth —

 everyone who is called by My name,
     whom I created for My glory,
     whom I formed and made” (Isaiah 43:1-7).

Yes, Lord. You are with us in the valleys, in the rivers, in the waters, in the fires. In whatever we go through, You are with us. For You love us. You honor us. You’re for us. You’re with us. We don’t have to worry or be afraid. For we are not alone.

So find me in the river with You. Thank You that I can find You in every river I go through.

I keep hearing the words of the song in my spirit. I’ve been personalizing them and writing out my response in a dialogue with You all morning in my journal before coming to my prayer chair to write out this Morning by Morning devotional today.

As I write out the words to this song, may You use it to minister Your healing and hope, reassurance and peace to all who read these words and join with me in prayer:

Find me in the river, find me on my knees

I've walked against the water, now I'm waiting if you please

We've longed to see the roses, but never felt the thorns

And bought our pretty crowns, but never paid the price

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river, I'm waiting here for you

We didn't count on suffering, we didn't count on pain

But if the blessing's in the valley, then in the river I will wait

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river

Find me in the river, find me there

Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare

Even though you're gone and I'm cracked and dry

Find me in the river, I'm waiting here for you

I'm waiting here for you

I'm waiting here for you

(Written by Martin Smith of Delirious Christian band. Hearing it sung here this morning: https://youtu.be/DZtztM2YAio?si=2ImXaUKE2qA_rJtF )

Here I am, Lord. 

Here in the River of Your Presence.

Here in the reassurance of Your Love and Peace, no matter what.

“Find me on my knees with my soul laid bare ... I’m waiting here for You.”

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.