Chapter 41 of the Book of Isaiah is titled, “God’s Help for Israel”, but it's also His help for us. There are so many positive verses throughout this chapter. However, verse 10 mentions how God will strengthen them and us.
God doesn’t want us to be afraid of anything. He promises to be with us. He promises to strengthen and help us, too. God says He will hold us up with His “victorious” right hand. Other Bible translations replace victorious with righteous, but I like victorious best. This, to me, is showing that God has victory over anything we face.
I want to point out just a few verses down in verse 13, it says, “For I hold you by your RIGHT hand- I, the LORD your God. And I say to you, “Don't be afraid. I AM here to help you.” If you are holding someone's right hand with your right hand- guess what?! You are facing each other. Think about it for a minute. If someone holds your hand beside you, then it’s opposite hands. If someone is holding your right hand, they are looking at you!
God’s help is something special. He can do more than we can think or imagine. When we need strength, He is right there, holding us up with victory, because He already won!
