Isaiah 43:1-7

Your homework this week is to read Isaiah 43 each day.
How did you do?
If you chose to read each day in a different translation, which translations were the most revealing or spoke the most to you?


Let's read Isaiah 43:1-7 (ESV) together.



1But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
and the flame shall not consume you.
3For I am the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
4Because you are precious in my eyes,
and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
peoples in exchange for your life.
5 Fear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
and from the west I will gather you.
6I will say to the north, Give up,
and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
and my daughters from the end of the earth,
7everyone who is called by my name,
whom I created for my glory,
whom I formed and made."

When we read a passage of Scripture, we want to read it in a way that does 2 things:

* Bring us into the realization of the Presence of God

* Change how we live our lives


As we read God's Word, the Bible, we begin to understand that the Bible is God's revelation of Himself and His Ways.
God is not so much telling us something but SHOWING Himself to us.
The Bible is a personal, intimate conversation that is spoken and understood in a language of love between the Father and His Beloved children.


Read Isaiah 43:1-7 again.

This time, ask God to reveal Himself to you in His Word.

Ask Him to enable you to read His Words the Eph 1:17-19 way by asking Him to:
* give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him
* have the eyes of your hearts enlightened, so that you may know what is:
- the hope to which he has called you
- what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints
- what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might"

What sticks out about this verse to in a "big picture" way and do any lines seem to jump off the page or written just for you, where you are today?

What are God's Ways that He is revealing to you in this passage?

What does He say He will do? (Making a list is a great way to see how much He says He will do)

How does He feel and toward whom does He have His feelings toward?

Why does He say He has these feeling toward whom He has His feelings toward?

The Holy Spirit's job is to reveal and teach and lead you to God.

Do you believe what God is revealing to you?
If you believe what He has said, then you are a blessed woman.

Luke 1:45 - (you are a) blessed woman, who believed what God said, believed every word would come true!


How did you begin to be aware of God's Presence?


How will this revelation change how you are living?


Share with our sisterhood what you sense the Holy Spirit is sharing with you about God in this passage.