But you, Israel, are My
servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its farthest regions,
And said to you,
‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Isaiah 41: 8-10 (NKJV)
Thought for Today: Do you feel dismayed by your
circumstances? The word dismay can be
traced to the common Latin word exmagare, which means divest of power or
ability. So often, we can feel powerless
in our circumstances, unable to fix things.
We can only come to a true place of strength and of peace when we
realize that our job is not to fix the things in our lives that are not
right. Our job is to trust the One who
calls us to be His, relying fully upon Him to sustain us. He knows your circumstances, He knows your
pain. Will you give those to Him today
in complete surrender, trusting in Him alone?
