Experiencing salvation

 

Experiencing God's salvation is something I need every day. 

Some mornings, like today, I wake up feeling vaguely troubled, a bit confused and lost. I'm so grateful for words like these that bring a salvation experience in the ordinary stuff of life:

Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. 

I’ve called your name. You’re mine.
When you’re in over your head, I’ll be there with you. 

When you’re in rough waters, you will not go down.
When you’re between a rock and a hard place, it won’t be a dead end
Because I am God, your personal God, The Holy of Israel, your Savior.
I paid a huge price* for you: 

    all of Egypt, with rich Cush and Seba thrown in!
That’s how much you mean to me! 

That’s how much I love you!.

So don’t be afraid: I’m with you.

(Isaiah 43:1-5, The Message)

*This was written for the nation of Israel; the price he paid for me was much greater.