Verse of the Day 1/21

Isaiah 41:13 (ESV) For I, the LORD your God, 
   hold your right hand; 
it is I who say to you, "Fear not, 
   I am the one who helps you."

 

I'm sure that we can all remember, as a child, walking hand in hand with a parent, feeling the comfort, trust, and confidence in having them lead the way, helping you along a path in the woods or up a hill in the snow, through a haunted house at Halloween or any number of situations.  You may remember walking hand in hand with a girlfriend, later your spouse when you did it not out of need but for the companionship, feeling the warmth of their hand coming from the warmth of each others hearts.  Possibly, you've had the chance to walk hand in hand with a grandchild and experiencing once again the wonders of life through the eyes of that child.  It could be that now, you are older and look forward to having your child or grandchild help you along, over a curb or up the stairs.

 

If you believe in God, have faith in Christ, you  can have that feeling that sense of comfort, encouragement and help through all stages of your life.  In the good times and those times in the valley, where you need that helping hand so that you are not overcome and overwhelmed along the way.

 

In today's devotional from "Tabletalk" magazine, Harry Reeder writes, "God's people are not victims in a broken world but victors walking in Christ's triumph.  Christ followers are overcomers, not the overwhelmed.  Informed by God's inerrant Word, they see life in biblical perspective, making decisions with clarity, confidence and courage."  We can make decisions with that clarity, confidence and courage, as we rely upon His Word to understand life's circumstances, that they are not all just random events.  We can walk hand in hand with the Holy Spirit guiding us to make God centered, kingdom advancing decisions.

 

May that describe you today, among the "overcomers, not the overwhelmed".

 

Ephesians 5:15-16 (HCSB)  Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— ¹⁶ making the most of the time,

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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Isaiah 41:11-14 Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹¹Behold, all they who are enraged and inflamed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; they who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish.

    ¹²You shall seek those who contend with you but shall not find them; they who war against you shall be as nothing, as nothing at all.

    ¹³For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, Fear not; I will help you!

    ¹⁴Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.