Do you ever feel broken?  Most of us reach of time in our life when our confidence is shaken.  Maybe life is not turning out as imagined.  Or maybe you struggle with anxiety, depression, or some other mental health issue.  Whatever causes the situation, many people reach a point in life where they feel broken and are unable to put all the pieces back together.  The people of Israel could relate to this feeling of brokenness.  They believed they would always be safe and protected in their land, and then the Babylonians defeated them and took them into exile.  As a result, their confidence in their nation and their God was shaken. This is the context when God speaks these words of encouragement found in Isaiah 41.   

Where have you placed your faith? God was expressing that He is in control of all the events in the world.  While they were currently held in captivity in Babylon, God was sending Cyrus from Persia to defeat the Babylonians.  God was making a statement that He was greater than any idol that they could ever create.  The people of Israel where still His chosen people and they had not been rejected. God had a plan and they would be rescued.   In the same way, if you have placed your faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, God is with you.  God has chosen you and you are His servant. 

In Isaiah 41:14, God said that He is their Redeemer.  Under Israelite law, the redeemer is a close relative who had a legal responsibility to step in and rescue a family member during a time of crisis.  In this passage, God is saying that He has an obligation according to His promise with Israel to rescue them as their Redeemer.  God has made the same promise to you as a follower of Christ.  Therefore, do not fear, because God is with you even if you are experiencing brokenness.  He will give you the strength to overcome whatever you are experiencing.  You cannot change your past, and you cannot control your future, but you can always be secure in knowing that God is with you right now! Therefore, have faith that God keeps His promises!

Read Isaiah 41:8-20