What's Your's?

There are certain verses in the Bible that are huge comfort to us. For instance, my Sunday School teacher has told us several times about a verse that means a lot to him. When he was a teenager, his father was dying of cancer. The family had gathered around his bedside hoping for a good word from the doctor. When the doctor came in, the family asked him if he had any good news for them. The doctor replied, "Yes I have a good word for you - 'Cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you'". I think each of us has a Bible verse or verses that are like a balm to our soul.

This morning while I was taking my son to school, our local Christian radio station (WCQR 88.3) announcers asked people to call in and share their favorite Bible verse. It was such a blessing to hear these people call in and tell their favorite verse and what it means to them, so I want to do the same thing. I want to hear what your favorite Bible verse is and why it is your favorite. If you have more than one, that would be great too. By the way, a poll shows that John 3:16 is the #1 favorite verse and that the book of Ephesians is the favorite book of the Bible. So, here is my favorite (well, one of them).

Isaiah 43:1-7
But now, this is what the LORD says—
he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel:
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you, I will give nations in exchange for you,
and peoples in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you;I will bring your children from the east
and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, 'Give them up!'
and to the south, 'Do not hold them back.'
Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."

I love these verses, because they tell me that God loves me. These verses have been a great comfort to me when things in my life were crazy or when I was going through a time of 'sifting'. God tells us not to be afraid because we are His and He will take care of us even in the worst of fires in life. He says He is WITH us--the God of EVERYTHING is WITH little 'us' and He sees us as PRECIOUS and HONORED. How in the world could I (sinful, proud, etc. etc) be precious and honored in the sight of a HOLY GOD? How could He save someone like me and love me so much when He knows me completely? AMAZING. TRULY AMAZING.

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