HE WILL BE WITH YOU IN THE WATERS

Isaiah’s words rise like a steadying hand to the trembling heart: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you…when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned” (Isaiah 43:2). God never promised a life free of deep waters or fierce flames, but He promised His presence in every one of them.

The trial is real, but so is the Deliverer; the pressure is heavy, but so is His glory; the fear is loud, but His faithfulness is louder. The very waters that threaten to overwhelm us become the place where His nearness becomes unmistakable.

And it is in those waters that the simplest cry becomes the strongest lifeline. When Peter began to sink, he did not offer a long prayer or a perfect one; he simply said, “Lord, save me!”—and “immediately Jesus stretched out His hand” (Matthew 14:30–31).

That one moment is a picture of the promise God has given to every believer: calling on the name of the Lord is not complicated; it is not ceremony; it is not ritual. It is the desperate heart reaching for the willing Savior—and finding that His hand is already reaching back.

This is why the Bible says, “Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13). Not “whoever understands everything,” not “whoever gets their life together first,” not “whoever impresses God with spiritual strength”—but whoever calls.

The cry of faith may be weak, but the arm of the Lord is mighty; the heart may be trembling, but His compassion is unwavering; the storm may be violent, but His rescue is certain. The shortest prayer in the Bible remains one of the most powerful: “Lord, save me.”

And you can pray that anytime—right now, in fact.

Don’t wait for calm waters; don’t wait for steady footing; don’t wait for the perfect words. Decide to do it now. Call to Him from the middle of the waves, because He is the God who comes walking on the very storm that frightens you.

He is near, He is ready, and He is reaching for you even now.

BDD