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Daily Devotion: Isaiah 41:13

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Isaiah 41:13      "For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee."

One of my earliest memories was of my father's hand. I don't remember how old I was, but I was holding my father's hand while we were in a crowd of people. I remember looking up and realizing that at some point I had let go of my father's hand and the hand that I was holding was that of someone that I did not know. I am sure my father was watching all the time and probably waiting for me to realize that I had taken hold of the wrong hand. It scared me when I realized that was not my daddy.  It seems that there are times when we are prone to take hold of the hand of the world rather than holding to our Father's hand. The hand of the world leads us in paths that are harmful and zaps us of our energy. It is wise to let go of the one and take hold of the Father's hand when we realize what we have done.  Jesus said, "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." (Luke 16:13)  

Truth is truth even if the Word of God states a fact only one time. But here in Isaiah 41, we have a grand truth spoken twice within three verses. Our Heavenly Father says, "For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand." I can only tell you that when I finally took hold of my Daddy's hand again, there was sweet peace that came over me. I knew that everything was alright from that moment.  There is a greater peace and a joy that fills us when we can know that our Heavenly Father is holding our hand. There is an assurance that comes over us and we experience His words when He said, "Fear not; I will help thee."  There is nothing - I repeat - There is nothing that can compare to the understanding that God is holding our hand to lead us through this journey called life.

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