Isaiah 43 5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.
For my church’s daily devos, we are in 1 Kings 19 this week. Elijah is at the end of himself. God tells him to go stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord for He is about to pass by. Elijah witnesses a powerful, shattering wind, an earthquake, and a fire, but the Lord isn’t in any of these things. He is in a gentle whisper.
Isaiah 43:6a I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ …
In Isaiah 43:1, God says, “Do not fear.” In verse 5, He says, “Do not be afraid.” Then He proceeds to talk about the four points on a compass, reminding us that He is for us and is with us everywhere. But sometimes we forget that everywhere doesn’t just mean the big, tumultuous moments. He is with us in the quiet whispers, too.
Isaiah 43:6b …Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
Lord, Help me to look for You in every moment of every day–the big, loud, obvious moments as well as the quiet, subdued, easy-to-miss moments. You are there. Help me to trust and not be afraid. Always. Amen.
Isaiah 43:7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
Have a blessed day.