ISAIAH 51:12-14, 16C (2025)

ISAIAH 51:12-14, 16C

I, yes I, am your comforter. How then can you be afraid of the one who dies, of humans who fade like grass? 

Are you forgetting Yahweh who made you, who stretched forth the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth? Why live every day in constant fear of the fury of the oppressor, when he sets out to destroy you? And where is the fury of the oppressor? 

The captive exiles will soon be free; they will not die in a deep prison, nor will they want for food. 

“You are my people, and I have shielded you in the shadow of my hand.”

---- mine,

I AM the Lord your God. I have spoken. I AM the Eternal Word of the  Father that He uttered with the Breath of the Holy Spirit. The Triune God has you in His love and under His mighty protection. What can evil men do to you? Men who are here today and gone like the dried grass thrown into the furnace tomorrow? I have placed you under My protection; no evil can enter your dwelling. I have come to you and I have opened the doors of your prison, I took you by the hand and I led you to freedom. You no longer walk among the dead who live in chains. If the Son of God sets you free, you are free indeed. Live in My Presence. Let the Word of God and the Body and Blood of your Redeemer and Savior be your food and drink. Cast aside all darkness and walk in the freedom of the sons and daughters of God. I have washed you clean, and I have clothed you in garments of righteousness. Let virtue guide you, and you will never stray from the path of goodness, righteousness, and truth. Remain in My love now and forever.