Isaiah 43:1-5, 18-19, 22, Isaiah 44:1-2, 6, 8

DAILY INSPIRATION:  Isaiah 43:1-5, 18-19, 22, Isaiah 44:1-2, 6, 8

Isaiah 43:1-5, 18-19, 22, Isaiah 44:1-2, 6, 8

43       1 But now, thus says the Lord,

      who created you, Jacob,

who formed you, Israel:

Fear not, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by your name;

you are mine.

2 When you pass through the waters,

I will be with you.

When you pass through the rivers,

they will not sweep over you.

When you walk through fire,

you will not be burned;

neither will the flames consume you.

3 For I am your savior,

I, the Lord, your God,

the Holy One of Israel.

I give Egypt for your ransom,

Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.

4 Since you are precious in my sight,

and important – for I have loved you,

I give people in exchange for you

and nations in return for your life.

5 Fear not, for I am with you:

I will bring your children from the east

and gather you from the west.

 18 But do not dwell on the past,

or remember the things of old.

19 Look, I am doing a new thing:

now it springs forth.

Do you not see?

I am opening up a way in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert.

 22 You have not called upon me, O Jacob,
indeed you were tired of me, O Israel;

44     1 But now listen, Jacob my servant,

      Israel whom I have chosen.

2 This is what the Lord says –

he who made you and will help you,

he who formed you from the womb:

Fear not, O Jacob my servant,

Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.

 6 This is what the Lord says –

Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord God:

I am the first and the last,

there is no other God besides me.

 8 Do not be afraid or troubled.

Have I not proclaimed

and foretold this long ago?

You are my witnesses;

is there a God besides me

or another Rock? I know of none.

My Beloved, I take comfort from all that You speak to me today.  I am devastated at the news B... has given me but I also believe in Your power.  Thank You for Your comfort and re-assurance in these beautiful Scripture verses.