Don't Forget Whose You Are

“Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your name. You’re mine.
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you.
When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down.
When you’re between a rock and a hard place,
it won’t be a dead end—
Because I am God, your personal God,
The Holy of Israel, your Savior.

I’d sell off whole world to get you back,
trade the creation just for you.

No don’t be afraid: I’m with you.
I’ll round up all your scattered children,
pull them in from east and west.
I’ll send orders north and south:
‘Send them back.
Return my sons from distant lands,
my daughters from faraway places.
I want them back, every last one who bears my name,
every man, woman, and child
Whom I created for my glory,
yes, personally formed and made each one.’”

“But you are my witnesses.” God’s Decree.
“You’re my handpicked servant
So that you’ll come to know and trust me,
understand both that I am and who I am.
Previous to me there was no such thing as a god,
nor will there be after me.
I, yes I, am God.
I’m the only Savior there is.

“Yes, I am God.
I’ve always been God
and I always will be God.
No one can take anything from me.
I make; who can unmake it?”

Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.
It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it?

“But I, yes I, am the one
who takes care of your sins—that’s what I do.
Isaiah 43:1b-3a, 4b-7, 10-11, 13, 19, 25a The Message

Prayer:

Father,

           Hide Your Word deep in our hearts. Let it take root and grow and flourish. We want to be filled with the knowledge and wisdom of who You Are. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen