Friday, October 12, 2007

Day 4: Isaiah 41:10

"[F]ear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
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4 comments:

Unknown said...

Eleanor,
God is speaking through you and your blog at this crucial time in the life of our church. With his His help, we will fear not.
Rawleigh

October 13, 2007 at 7:39 AM
eleanor@knittinginflipflops said...

Rawleigh, May we all be willing, as Mary was, to hear His voice and follow His Word! God bless us all!

October 13, 2007 at 1:03 PM
littlerobin said...

This text is well-known to hymn-singers, from "How firm a foundation." Stanza 2: "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed! For I am thy God and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,..." The entire hymntext, known by memory, helped me through my own "fiery trials." Recommend looking it up, present in almost every hymnal.

October 17, 2007 at 8:37 AM
eleanor@knittinginflipflops said...

Thanks for that reminder, littlerobin. I had not even made the connection, but now I have that wonderful tune in my head! Verses 3 & 4 go on explain what and why we need not fear. Notice they do not say "if through the deep waters I cause thee to go", or "if through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie," but rather "when" in both cases. God assures us we will encounter struggles, but he also assures us that there are good reasons for them and that He will see us through. This is why we need not fear. My favorite verse of "How Firm A Foundation" is the final verse because of its emphatic encouragement: "The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose,
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.” Thanks be to God!

October 17, 2007 at 2:33 PM

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