Yesterday I was driving home from a friend’s house when all of a sudden my eyes caught sight of a large rut in the road. I cringed and braced for the expected impact, hoping the car wouldn’t explode and me with it… ok, little explanation: when you don’t know hardly a thing about cars, the imagination is left to the mercy of the moment-- apt to be exaggerated just a tad. :) Well, somehow I missed the rut, and immediately the words,
“Fear not!” convicted me. I remembered the rest of Isaiah 41:10, “…for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” It was surely the Lord bringing that verse to mind, because it was just what I needed to remember. I don’t know how many times I’ve quoted Isaiah 41:10, and yet never before did the words,
“I will strengthen me,” ring in my mind so powerfully.
Yesterday I was driving home from a friend’s house when all of a sudden my eyes caught sight of a large rut in the road. I cringed and braced for the expected impact, hoping the car wouldn’t explode and me with it… ok, little explanation: when you don’t know hardly a thing about cars, the imagination is left to the mercy of the moment-- apt to be exaggerated just a tad. :) Well, somehow I missed the rut, and immediately the words, “Fear not!” convicted me. I remembered the rest of Isaiah 41:10, “…for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” It was surely the Lord bringing that verse to mind, because it was just what I needed to remember. I don’t know how many times I’ve quoted Isaiah 41:10, and yet never before did the words, “I will strengthen me,” ring in my mind so powerfully.