God Is With You

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my the victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:10

God chose Israel through Abraham because he wanted to, not because the people deserved it. Although God chose the Israelites to represent him to the world, they failed to do this; as a result God sent them into captivity. Now all believers are God's chosen people through Jesus Christ, and all share the responsibility of representing him to the world. One day, God will bring all his faithful people together. We need not fear, because God is with us, God has established a relationship with us, and God gives us assurance of his strength, help, and the victory over sin and death. He is there when we don't see him. He is there when we don't recognize his presence in the circumstances of our lives. We have been granted victory. We have been granted strength. It is up to us to receive it.

God Bless you,

JH