Do Not Fear For I Have Redeemed You

A couple months ago, when one of the teens in our youth group was going through a rough spot in his life, I shared with him these verses from the book of Isaiah:

Isaiah 43:1-3a
But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
" Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!
When you pass through the waters I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
For I am the Lord Your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

It is a beautiful promise of how God cares for His own. What do we have to fear when God loves us, redeems us, and calls us his own?

So, I wrote a song based on those verses, and since I got into recording mode yesterday, I thought I'd record this one too. MP3 file, about 1.3MB.

Do Not Fear, For I Have Redeemed You
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you,
I have called you by name.
Do Not fear, for I have redeemed you,
I am the Lord your God, I am the Lord your God.

When you walk through the waters I will be with you,
Through the rivers they will not o'erwhelm you.
When you walk through the fires you will not be scorched,
For I am the Lord your God!

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