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.