Chrysostom
Beloved of All
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.
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.
