DO NOT BE DISMAYED!

Isaiah 41:10 –  Devotional

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.“

Yesterday I focused our attention on the admonition of Isaiah that we need have no fear because the Lord assures us that He is with us. Today I want to zero in on the second of his instructions; that we do not be dismayed. By the way, that is the same as being down in the dumps!

How do we go about overcoming depression and sadness? When bad things happen to good people, how are good people to respond? Well I can certainly tell us what not to do. Do not say cheer up and then walk away thinking we have made their dreary day bright and shiny. If anything we have only added rain on their parade.

Isaiah gives us wonderful clarity in how to deal with people who are feeling at the end of their rope. We are to remind each other that we have the Lord in our life. The blessing of having the Lord in our life is that He promises to: strengthen us, and help us – with the right hand of His righteousness.

Anytime we are feeling at the end of our endurance and resources, just remember that we are His and He is there to take over when we feel depression approach us like a threatening cloud.

Blessings dear hearts walk with God today and become a blessing!

– – – Pastor Cecil

If you have watched The Sands of Eternity video above and prayed the prayer at the end, please go to https://PastorCecil.com/ and use the form on the webpage to let us know so we can send you follow up resources and/or send an email to pastorcecil@dailyevotional.com and let him know.