a needed reminder...

"But now listen, O Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.

This is what the Lord says --- he who made you,

who formed you in the womb, and who will help you:

Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshrun, whom I have chosen.

For I will pour water on the thirsty land,

and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit

on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

They will spring up like grass in a meadow,

like poplar trees by flowing streams. One will say, 

'I belong to the Lord'; another will call himself by the name of Jacob;

still another will write on his hand, 'The Lord's,'

and will take the name Israel. ..."

Isaiah 44:1-5

Words received... unexpectedly... from a sister in Christ...

Words I needed to hear... read again... and again...

in the midst of doubt... discouragement... uncertainty...

...listen... my servant... whom I have chosen...

This is what the Lord says --- he who made you...

and who will help you: Do not be afraid...

Encouraging words...

reminders that I am His...

a chosen servant...

whom He will help...

I take His Word literally... 

...still another will write on his hand, 'The Lord's'...

A reminder of Whose I am...

I need not be afraid...

He will help me...