Scripture Reading
Isaiah 43:1
But now, this is what the Lord says — he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine."
Reflection
You are mine — three words that reorder every anxiety. God does not address us as a crowd or a category but by name. The one who formed the galaxies knows what your mother called you in the morning and what your heart calls itself in the night. "Do not fear" is not denial of reality; it is the declaration that your reality is held by the one who named you.
Prayer for Today
Praise God, I pray for the strength to be thankful for today and the
moment, to enjoy the now in the midst of challenges, and to thank
God for his favor and grace. Lord, help me to focus on what the Holy
Spirit is doing in my life and starve the flesh. Praise God, I am not
alone in my fight against fear; I have the Holy Spirit and the angels.
The Holy Spirit and the angels are standing with me and in me. Thank
you, Lord, for the one-step victories in my life, not perfect obedience, not perfect performance, not human perfect peace, not my righteousness, but the righteousness by faith in Jesus and his grace. I
thank you, Jesus, that you make allowance for my weaknesses failures,
sins, doubts, unbelief, and when fear controls my thoughts and
actions. Help me to reject arguing or debating with the devil, my
flesh, and my guilty conscience and fall upon the love, grace, mercy,
peace, and the righteousness of Jesus who is our shield and redeemer.
Thank you, Lord, for helping me overcome and deliver me from my
fear of (enter in the areas of your struggle). Help me to respect my
enemies and be as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.
moment, to enjoy the now in the midst of challenges, and to thank
God for his favor and grace. Lord, help me to focus on what the Holy
Spirit is doing in my life and starve the flesh. Praise God, I am not
alone in my fight against fear; I have the Holy Spirit and the angels.
The Holy Spirit and the angels are standing with me and in me. Thank
you, Lord, for the one-step victories in my life, not perfect obedience, not perfect performance, not human perfect peace, not my righteousness, but the righteousness by faith in Jesus and his grace. I
thank you, Jesus, that you make allowance for my weaknesses failures,
sins, doubts, unbelief, and when fear controls my thoughts and
actions. Help me to reject arguing or debating with the devil, my
flesh, and my guilty conscience and fall upon the love, grace, mercy,
peace, and the righteousness of Jesus who is our shield and redeemer.
Thank you, Lord, for helping me overcome and deliver me from my
fear of (enter in the areas of your struggle). Help me to respect my
enemies and be as wise as a serpent and harmless as a dove.
Amen.