Isaiah
41:9b-10 New
Living Translation
“For I have
chosen you and will not throw you away.
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.”
The 2nd part of verse 9 is very
revealing. In spite of all that the
people of Israel had done against the will of God he can still say, “I have
chosen you and will not throw you away.”
That means that before Israel could choose God, he had already chosen
them. It’s the same with us today. God loves us. He always has and he always
will. It doesn’t matter what we’ve done
in our lives, God’s love never fades.
Once we come to our senses with a repentant heart seeking forgiveness
for our latest error in judgment, fellowship with our heavenly King is
reestablished.
The Lord uses key words here thru the
prophet Isaiah to elevate his people.
For us today, the Lord is with us and in us in the person of the Holy
Spirit of God. Therefore God is closer
to us then anyone else ever could be because his spirit resides within us. This is the reason being afraid, while very
human, is unnecessary. That is very much easier to say than to do. Our senses betray us as they react to that
with takes place all around us. We fear
what we do not understand. We fear what
we cannot see. We allow anxiety to cloud
our eyes of faith. All normal responses,
however, we are not normal any longer.
We are children of the King. We
are also ambassadors of Christ. In
Jesus’ name we are able to stand, unafraid and withstand any and all evil that
shall come against us. That is faith and
trust in action.
The people of Israel needed to go thru
many trials and tribulations because of their periodic defiance against the
will of God. We must use their example
as a guide of what not to do. We are to
obey the word of God and live our lives like Christ lived his. Because of God’s unfailing love for us all he
will never fail us. We must seek his
will each day and then go boldly throughout our day. Show people in your sphere of influence what
Jesus was like by following God’s standards as laid out in scripture. You can do it because God is with you. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
Resource: The Life Application Study Bible; published
by Tyndale House.
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