- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min read

Blessings from troubled waters

“God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.” – James H. Aughey

Repentance

If you feel like you’re in over your head, maybe God is telling you to repent from whatever it is you’re doing. God will sometimes bring me into the deep waters to make me examine myself and my life, and shows me where I am sinning. We all sin, but God doesn’t want us to stay there, so He might bring in the high tides of trouble to make us repent of our sins in order that we might confess them and be cleansed (1st John 1:9).

Dependence

They say confession is good for the soul, but it’s good for the conscience too, because when we confess our sins, all of the weight of those sins is lifted off our shoulders. It’s like we’ve got air under our feet. A clean and clear conscience produces joy in the heart because there is something about living a life that is pleasing to God. We know that when we please God, we are really living a more joyful life. Guilt weighs us down, but confession gives us joy!

Cleansing

Far too many unsaved people tell me, “When I get my life cleaned up, I will think about God,” but the problem is, we can’t clean ourselves up. If we try, we only get ourselves more corrupt, because God will not accept our works (Eph 2:9) since they are nothing but filthy rags to Him (Isaiah 64:6), so instead of bringing us into the deep waters of life to drown us, God has brought us to them so that we might be cleansed, and that only comes with the precious blood of the Lamb of God.

Conclusion

When James H. Aughey said, “God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them,” he was saying a lot because sometimes God will bring us into the deep waters to break our pride and bring us to repentance. Then He allows the overwhelming flood so that we might confess our sins and release our guilt, and have our joy again. Finally, God cleanses those who cannot clean up their own lives, so God brings us into deep waters, not to drown us, but to cleanse us. All glory to You oh God!

by Jack Wellman

Prayer

"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great

and mighty things, which you do not know".

Jeremiah 33:33

Lord, with all the craziness and distractions all around me

each day, I pray for the ability and the space to slow down

and be still, so that I would grow in my intimacy with You.

Lord God, Please give me the eyes to see what you want me

to see and give me the ears to hear what you want me to hear

Lord. I know you are always talking to me, but I am not always

listening. I want to grow closer to You. Help me to slow down