Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Take heed, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let your heart be faint.”
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, June 9, 2023
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
Easier said than done, sometimes. I mean, in this story, Ahaz is freaking out with good reason, as two other nations are plotting to attack Israel. Isaiah reassures him that, “Hey. God’s got your back.” And it’s true. But in the moment we don’t always see it.
I just finished slogging through about six months of extreme stress. I won’t bore you with the details. Suffice it to say that there were many mornings I woke up and sobbed on the phone to friends and spiritual advisors because I didn’t know how I was going to make it through.
They, like Isaiah, reassured me. I had dealt with chaos and grief before and I came through it. I had been in this emotional place in the past, and God never dropped me. I had been in fear and with a faint heart, and God had lovingly shared my place, walking with me through whatever was going on. I needed to be reminded that God continued to do just that, and I was so grateful for the many Isaiahs in my life.
Who are the “Isaiahs” in my life who reassure me that all I need do is take heed, be quiet, do not fear, and do not let my heart be faint?
