COMING TO VICTORY!

...VICTORY...

Isaiah 41:8-16

The LORD's Chosen Servant

⁸Raye, you are my servant.

I chose you,

the family

of my friend Abraham.

⁹From far across the earth

I brought you here and said,

"Raye, you are my chosen servant.

I haven't forgotten you."

¹⁰Don't be afraid. I am with you.

Don't tremble with fear.

I am your God.

I will make you strong,

as I protect you with my arm

and give you victories.

¹¹Everyone who hates you

will be terribly disgraced;

those who attack

will vanish into thin air.

¹²Raye, you will look around

for those brutal enemies,

but you won't find them

because they will be gone.

¹³I am the LORD your God.

I am holding your hand,

so don't be afraid.

I am here to help you.

¹⁴Raye, don't worry,

though others may say,

"Raye is only a worm!"

I am the holy God of Israel,

who saves and protects you.

¹⁵I will let you be like a log

covered with sharp spikes. You will grind and crush

every mountain and hill until they turn to dust.

¹⁶A strong wind will scatter them

in all directions.

Then Raye, you will celebrate

and praise me, your LORD,

the holy God of Israel.