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But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Isaiah 43:1–2BSB
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What it means

God does not promise to keep His people out of the waters or the fire. He promises to be with them in it, and that what they pass through will not have them, because they are His.

Spoken to exiles in Babylon. The previous chapter ends in judgment; but now, God says, and turns to tenderness.

Where it addresses you

  • You are going through something that feels like it will overwhelm you.

  • You need to hear that you belong to God.

Found in Courage & Calling, God’s presence, Fear, Belonging.