- …you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”; fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:9-10 – This was spoken to the people of Israel to comfort them and remind them they have nothing to fear. That God has chosen them and was going to uphold them in His hand. We must remember that what Jesus did on the cross was a message to the world that not only has God chosen Israel, but He’s chosen to demonstrate His love to all and all have the choice to come to Him and find this support. Remember you are chosen by God and He promises you as well that He will uphold you in the storms of life with His righteous right hand. Keep this in mind when life right now wants to knock you down. God is holding you up and holding you together. Lean on Him and find the strength you need. I love you, but a Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1242
- For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 – What a promise to have from the Lord! When I first read this, the image that came to my mind was a father lovingly holding the hand of his little child. The child may be scared, but there is no need because dad is right there. We also see another beautiful layer to this if we connect this theme of God helpings us to some verses prior. In verse 7 we see idol makers fastening their idols down with nails after they are created, all for the purpose to make sure the idols won’t tip over or be moved. The message there is that with idols, it’s your hands having to hold them up, but with God, it’s His hands holding you up. No idol in our life is speaking to you saying I’ll hold your hand and help you, and least not with any honesty behind those words. Sure, the enemy may say such lines to you, but the reason he wants your hand is to pull you down to Hell with him, not to lift you to solid ground. Whose hand then are you holding? Are you supporting them or are they supporting you? God’s hand is available to take hold of today and He is already positioned to be a support for you. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2708
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