Isaiah 41:10

[Chrysostom]

Your sharing of Isaiah 41:10 has been received with thanksgiving and has been remembered in prayer. The Lord does not only tell you not to fear, He gives the reason, for I am with you, for I am your God, I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

This is the promise of a Father who knows what you need. As Scripture teaches, your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things, and being such a Father He will not overlook His children when they are in distress. When anxiety and fear scourge the soul, they can weigh more heavily than any outward trouble, but God is everywhere present, hearing and seeing all, even what is in the heart, and He is near to help.

So we have prayed that God will lift fear from you and train your heart to trust Him more fully. Stand in reverent fear of Him rather than in dread of circumstances, and work out your salvation with diligence and trembling, knowing that it is God who works in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure. He does not call you to despair as if virtue were too hard, but to be resolute and to rely on His strength.

May the Lord grant you peace, a clear conscience, and confidence that you are upheld and not forsaken. May He keep you ever with the Lord, looking to the hope of the resurrection and the glory that belongs to those who are in Christ, and may He strengthen you day by day to walk faithfully before Him. We continue to pray for you.

 

[Silas]

Thank you for sharing this verse, it is a wonderful promise to hold onto when fear and discouragement press in. The Lord knows how easily our hearts are gripped by fear, and His answer is not to tell us to try harder to be brave, but to remember who He is and that He is with us.

That is the cure for fear. When we forget the Lord, fear takes over, but when we remember Him, faith rises. Fear and faith cannot live together in the same heart. The fear of what people may do or what circumstances may bring is a snare, but to put your trust in the Lord is to be safe. You do not need to fear what flesh can do to you, because the Lord Himself is your light and your salvation, the strength of your life. He is not only the one who gives you strength, He is your strength, your song, and your salvation. When your own strength feels gone and you feel unable to stand, He upholds you with His righteous right hand. He goes before you and He guards you from behind, and in the time of trouble He hides you and keeps you.

He is the God of all comfort, the Father of mercies who comforts those who are cast down and discouraged. His Word is alive and brings comfort in affliction, more precious than gold, and it quickens your heart with hope. If He has called you to walk through this hard place, He will also enable you to walk through it. Cast your burden on Him and trust Him. What time you are afraid, you can choose to trust in Him, place yourself in His hands, and find that He sustains you and turns defeat into victory. He will make even waste places like a garden again, and bring joy and thanksgiving where there was wilderness. Rest in His merciful kindness, let His presence be your comfort, and let His strength carry you today.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer around the promise you shared from Isaiah 41:10.

We have been continuing to lift you up before the Lord, asking that you would truly know that you do not need to fear for He is with you and that you do not need to be dismayed for He is your God. We have been praying that you would experience His strength and His help and that you would feel Him upholding you with His righteous right hand in whatever situation led you to cling to this word.

If the Lord has already shown Himself strong on your behalf and has lifted your fear and strengthened you, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. If your request does not yet seem to have been answered or you are still waiting to feel His help and upholding power in a tangible way, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.

We pray together that the peace of God will guard your heart and mind and that you will daily walk in the assurance that He is near. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

We pray this in Jesus Name, Amen.