Isaiah 43:1-7
1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
We are precious to God (verse 4). This is amazing when you stop and think about it. The almighty Creator knows all about our sin, sees every mistake and failure we ever made, yet He still loves us, even honors us (verse 4)! This is a deep, powerful love. He will be with us through the trials of waters and fires (verse 2), and He will do whatever it takes to bring us back to Himself (verses 4-7). This is good news, and should provoke a song of praise from us.
Lord, thank you for Your great and mighty love.
1 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
We are precious to God (verse 4). This is amazing when you stop and think about it. The almighty Creator knows all about our sin, sees every mistake and failure we ever made, yet He still loves us, even honors us (verse 4)! This is a deep, powerful love. He will be with us through the trials of waters and fires (verse 2), and He will do whatever it takes to bring us back to Himself (verses 4-7). This is good news, and should provoke a song of praise from us.
Lord, thank you for Your great and mighty love.