Text: Isaiah 43:1-7
But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you.
6 I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the end of the earth,
7 everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.”
If we know the Lord has created us intentionally, creatively, and perfectly – how does that affect how we live today? How does it affect how we love others and serve the world around us?
Is there anything to fear when He has promised to be with us and keep us safe? Do we trust God’s definition of safe? Is there any part of your life or season that you’re not believing He was with you or will be with you? Ask Him to change that belief in your heart.
Sit in the idea that you were bought with a price for a moment. How does that shift your day?
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i am in my early 40s and single and despite wanting very much to connect with others and seeking community (it is building..slowly…and not in the ways i had imagined), i live a pretty isolated life. that can feel rather raw and despite knowing better, it can feel like God has vacated that aspect of my life or that i have some lesson i am meant to learn that is completely unclear to me and has taken me way too long to figure out. i have amazing friends, but they are in different life stages and not close geographically, so that daily parts of life are lonely and i can easily lose sight of the fact that i am loved, worthy, redeemed when i am feeling quite otherwise based on life circumstances. just yesterday i "heard" a still small voice telling me "you are loved" and "I love you" and i was quick to brush it off each time as an outcome of too much time alone the last few days crazy. but as i stopped and reflected on the scripture i had read the last few days and the prayers of my heart, i made myself stop and rest in that and allow His presence to bring truth and healing. i am grateful for the transformation available when we take hold of God's truth and seek to live it out…especially through the rough spots.
Fear Not ladies for we are redeemed! Thank you God! Could you imagine that all we are asked to do is TRUST AND OBEY!
Really loving what God is speaking to me through the scripture passages the past couple of days. Today I'm asking Him to help me see how He is there, how He's always been there, in the situations and circumstances that I've been praying about for so long, that I don't see changing as fast or in ways I'd like. I believe, God help my unbelief.
I am glad I read this…my struggle is feeling inadequate…I feel as though everything I have done until now has been half way there…for example- I am almost 30 very happily married with 2 kids but have no friends…this has always been a part of me…I have always had acquaintances but no true friends that I can share life with….I love to run and would give all of me-but I end up Hurt all the time….I am not creative so I have no other hobbies…I am finishing my masters but couldn’t tell you anything about what I’ve studied because I don’t retain it…I am sorry this is coming off as a pity party but I’m just lonely and finding myself depressed when I think of these things! I want to believe that God created me for something more, but when will I find it to be true? How do you really embrace this when everything around you seems to scream something very different?
Meg, you're in a very busy season of your life. A husband, two children, and school are important parts of your life that I assume probably take up a lot of time (they would for me!). Never think for a moment that you aren't enough! You are a child of God and He DOES have wonderful plans for you. I've been though the no girlfriends time…I actually was your age, also. I remember that ache. Matter of fact, I remember a lot of other aches throughout the seasons of my life. It is during those difficult times that my faith was stretched and my relationship with Jesus grew closer, stronger and I loved him even more as my life moved on to the next season. I would like to encourage you to keep that faith and draw closer to God during these times. When your faith is built through your own personal circumstances, God becomes more real to you….you never forget how He brought you through…you remember that the next unpleasant season and it makes it easier to reach within and find that solid as a rock faith the moment you need it. We NEED Him. When God fills that vacuum of our deepest needs, our love for Him and our faith grows and we then, are empowered to share that love to others. Have hope my friend…..read Isaiah 40:31 "but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
The second I read Isaiah 42:1b it stuck with me. I don't need to be afraid, to fear, to worry, because God has called me by name and redeemed me. Me!
The words of v1-2 are very precious and familiar to me. They have got me through many a difficult time. They are also inscribed around the most beautiful font I have ever seen, in our local cathedral in Salisbury:
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