ISAIAH 65:1, 24 (2025)

ISAIAH 65:1, 24

I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask,
to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, ‘Here I am, here I am’,
to a nation that did not call on my name.

Before they call I will answer,
while they are yet speaking I will hear.

---- mine,

From the moment of your conception, I have known you, before you were born, I knew you. I called you by your name and I declared that you were Mine and not just you but everyone you love belongs to Me. Have you forgotten your past? How you hid from Me often because you wanted to walk in ways that led to death, not life? The further fled from Me the more relentlessly I pursued you. I never gave up, I never tired of looking for you and I did find you and I assured you of My love. I washed away your iniquities and cleansed you of all your sins. I healed your wounds, I restored you to life, I blessed you with life and health, I poured gifts on you, I bound you to Me with cords of love, I declared you to be Mine. So do not lose heart, ---- my own, I will save. Have courage! Continue to pray, to hope, and do not worry. In the end, My Hand will save. Am I not God? Am I not the Savior and Redeemer of the world? Did I not lay down My Life as a ransom for the sins of the world? So do not be anxious, do not tremble with fear and anxiety. Be of good cheer because I assure you today, here and now, that their deliverance is at hand. Rejoice and be glad for the victory of the Lord is here.