~ God wants to bless you abundantly. He has Chosen you, and formed you in your mother's womb. He is still there to help you. Everyone who worships idols will be disappointed, but God promises to help you and forgive all your sins.
1"But now, listen to me, Jacob my servant, Israel my chosen one. 2The Lord who made you and helps you says: Do not be afra...id, O Jacob, my servant, O dear Israel, my chosen one. 3For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children. 4They will thrive like watered grass, like willows on a riverbank. 5Some will proudly claim, 'I belong to the Lord.' others will say, 'I am a descendant of Jacob.' Some will write the Lord's name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own."
6This is what the Lord says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the Lord of Heaven's Armies: "I am the First and the Last; there is no other God."
9Howfoolish are those who manufacture idols. These prized objects are really worthless. The people who worship idols don't know this, so they are all put to shame. 10Who but a fool would make his own god - an idol that cannot help him one bit? 11All who worship idols will be disgraced along with all these craftsmen - mere humans - who claim they can make a god. They may all stand together, but they will stand in terror and shame.
21"Pay attention, O Jacob for you are my servant, O Israel. I the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you. 22I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. Oh, return to me, for I have paid the price to set you free."
Isaiah 44:1-6, 9-11, 21-22
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