PrayerBits
A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church
Thursday
Scripture lesson: Isaiah 43:1-7 There is always hope
Time to Reflect: This part of Isaiah was written after the first part's prophesies of doom and gloom had been fulfilled and the Jewish people were in exile in Babylon and Jerusalem destroyed. When things were the darkest comes a new message of hope. Never give up!
Moving Through the Day: Meditate on times when you felt hopeless. Make a pledge that when things are bleak, to remember that God has a LONG history of making things come out alright, sooner or later.
Scripture:
Restoration and Protection Promised
43But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3For I am the Lord your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
Ethiopia* and Seba in exchange for you.
4Because you are precious in my sight,
and honoured, and I love you,
I give people in return for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you;
6I will say to the north, ‘Give them up’,
and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;
bring my sons from far away
and my daughters from the end of the earth—
7everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made.’
