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b'Have you ever heard such wonderful phrases as these? \\n\\u201cYou are precious to me.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI love you.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI am with you.\\u201d\\n\\u201cDo not fear.\\u201d\\nDo you know anyone who would speak so tenderly to you? This is how the God\\nof heaven speaks over His people. And even more. He says:\\n\\u201cI have created you.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI have redeemed you.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI have called you by name.\\u201d\\n\\u201cYou are mine.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI will be with you.\\u201d\\n\\u201cI am the Lord your God.\\u201d\\nAll these affirming, loving statements come from the same passage in the\\nBible, Isaiah 43. Can you dare to believe that God cares for you this much?\\nTo let these words sink in, you might try reading these verses again for\\nyourself. If you\\u2019re ready, you can thank God for each phrase. You don\\u2019t\\nhave to read everything word-for-word; you can make it personal. If you\\u2019d\\nlike a guide, try praying this way:\\n\\u201cThank you, God, that I am yours. Thank you that I am precious to you.\\nThank you for loving me and being with me. You created me, redeemed me, and\\ncalled me by name. Thank you for your promise to be with me, calming all my\\nfears. Thank you, O Lord my God!\\u201d \\u2022 Daniel Dore\\n\\u2022 When you feel lonely, abandoned, hurt\\u2026how could the words in today\\u2019s\\nreading, spoken by God Himself, give you comfort?\\n\\u2022 Do you know anyone who needs to hear such life-giving words? Which one of\\nthe truths from Isaiah 43:1-5 could you share today? \\nBut now, this is what the Lord says\\u2014he who created you, Jacob, he who\\nformed you, Israel: \\u201cDo not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned\\nyou by name; you are mine.\\u201d Isaiah 43:1 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nIsa.43.1-Isa.43.5'