Isaiah 41:10 Fear you not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you… I. GOD'S PEOPLE PASS THROUGH ADVERSITY. II. TRIBULATION STRENGTHENS GOD'S PEOPLE. III. GOD IS WITH HIS PEOPLE IN THE DAY OF THEIR TROUBLE. IV. A PERSONAL ENCOURAGEMENT. "I am with thee." 1. Your fellow-men may ridicule you because you have become religious. 2. In your trade you may have to pass through much tribulation. 3. You may have felt much fear about making a profession of your faith. 4. Temporal calamity often visits the people of God. 5. There may be affliction and pain coming to you. V. AN INVITATION TO SINNERS. You say this invitation is not in the text. Never mind, I must go over hedge and ditch to call the sinner to Jesus. (W. Birch.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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