“I took you from the ends of the earth; from the farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant; I have chosen you, and have not rejected you. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’”
This is a promise that God gave to Israel through the prophet Isaiah. It is a promise that we can also believe and enjoy. It tells us that our God is a willing God. The first thing that we need to know is that God has not rejected us. It is sometimes difficult for us to believe that the sovereign, almighty creator of the universe will actually accept us and not reject us. We are not worthy of His acceptance, but He accepts us by His grace and mercy. If you feel that God has rejected you, just remember that He “so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Jesus loves you and will accept you. The second thing that we need to know is that we should not be afraid. It is not unusual for people to be afraid in our volatile, and sometimes, hateful world. One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Psalm 56:3: “What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.” It is good to know that He is always with us and will not forsake us. The one thing that you can be sure of is that God is only a prayer away from you wherever you are. In Psalm 56:2, David wrote: “My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most high.” David was literally surrounded by enemies when he wrote this, but whenever he became afraid he remembered that he could trust God. What time you are afraid, you can also trust in Him. The third thing that we need to know is that we do not have to be dismayed. There are two things that Isaiah mentions here to remind us that we do not have to be dismayed, puzzled, or disheartened, because He is our God, who will be with us and according to our text He “will strengthen us and help us and will uphold us with His righteous right hand.” When you are disheartened, keep in mind that you have the God of the universe on your side. He is the God who is willing to help you because He has accepted you, He knows when you are afraid or when you are dismayed. Lean on Him….He wants you to lean on Him. Bro. Joe .
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