“I,
yes I,
am the one who comforts you.
So why are you afraid of mere humans,
who wither like the grass and disappear?
Yet you have forgotten the Lord,
your Creator,
the one who stretched out the sky like a canopy
and laid the foundations of the earth.”
Isaiah 51:12-13
Blessings of Knowing God’s Comfort
Sing for joy,
O heavens!
Rejoice,
O earth!
Burst into song,
O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted his people
and will have compassion on them in their suffering.
Isaiah 49:13
Blessings of the One Who Teaches And Leads Us
This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.
Isaiah 48:17
Blessings of The One Who Calls Out The Stars
I alone am God,
the First and the Last.
It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth,
my right hand that spread out the heavens above.
When I call out the stars,
they all appear in order.”
Isaiah 48:12-13
Blessings of Knowing The LORD of Heaven’s Armies
Our Redeemer,
whose name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 47:4
Blessings of Remembering What He Has Done
Remember the things I have done in the past.
For I alone am God!
I am God, and there is none like me.
Only I can tell you the future
before it even happens.
Everything I plan will come to pass,
for I do whatever I wish.
Isaiah 46:9-10
Blessings of The Only One Who Can Do This
I have cared for you since you were born.
Yes, I carried you before you were born.
I will be your God throughout your lifetime—
until your hair is white with age.
I made you, and I will care for you.
I will carry you along and save you.
Isaiah 46:3-4
Blessings of God’s Perfect Peace
You will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
all whose thoughts are fixed on you!
Trust in the Lord always,
for the Lord God is the eternal Rock.
Isaiah 26:3-4
Blessings of Knowing Our Source of Strength
“See,
God has come to save me.
I will trust in him and not be afraid.
The Lord God is my strength and my song;
he has given me victory.”
Isaiah 12:2
Blessings of Not Waiting For Circumstances To Be Perfect
Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant.
If they watch every cloud,
they never harvest.
Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind
or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,
so you cannot understand the activity of God,
who does all things.
Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon,
for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity
or another—
or maybe both.
Ecclesiastes 11:4-6
