Five Promises From
Our God
Isaiah 41:10
Anticipating all the fears that we would
encounter in this world, the Lord our God here gives us five great promises by
which he says to every believer faced with danger and trouble, "Fear not...be not dismayed."
1. "I AM WITH THEE!" Were we
left to ourselves to face our enemies (the world, the flesh, and the devil), we
might well fear; but God says to the trembling saint, "I am with
thee." Shall we not take refuge in him and be comforted? (See Psa. 46:1-3,
5-8, 10-11).
2. "I AM THY GOD!" The Almighty,
Triune God is ours, as truly ours as we are his! If God is my Property, who or
what shall I fear? A stranger might see a person injured and pass by
indifferently. But a husband cannot be indifferent to the pains of his wife. A
father cannot be indifferent to the troubles of his child. And our God is never
indifferent to the troubles of his children (Zeph. 2:8; II Chron. 16:9).
3. "I WILL STRENGTHEN THEE!" We
are told that the Lord will "put strength into his people" (Psa.
29:11). He will strengthen you with might in the inward man. Can he be in
danger whose hands are made strong "by the hands of the mighty God of
Jacob?" Your God will strengthen you to bear your troubles (II Cor.
12:5-9), endure temptation (I Cor.
4. "YEA, I WILL HELP THEE!" He
"helpeth our infirmities" (Rom.
5. "YEA, I WILL UPHOLD THEE WITH THE
RIGHT HAND OF MY RIGHTEOUSNESS!" What more can we want? The eternal God is
our Refuge! Beneath you are the everlasting arms (Deut. 33:27-29; Isa.
51:12-13). If God be for us, not all the powers of earth and hell combined can,
with any effect, exert themselves against us (Rom.8:31-39). With such a God and
Savior as we have in Christ Jesus, we have every reason to be comforted and
fearless, even in the face of great trouble and in the midst of great enemies.
Our safety is our God!
Don Fortner