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“Compassion means that you love the person and are affected by his or her hardships, no matter how transient those hardships might be. They leave their mark. You remember them and are changed by them. Such a response takes you into the very heart of God, who chooses to place compassion at the forefront of how we know him.”

       --Edward Welch, Someone I Know is Grieving

Ex 34:6 - The LORD passed by before [Moses] and proclaimed: “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate..."

Eph 2:4 - But God, being rich in mercy/compassion....

Ps 103:8 - The LORD is compassionate and merciful....

Ps 34:18 The LORD is near the brokenhearted.

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“Hear, you deaf; look, you blind, and see!...

You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” (42:18, 20).

“So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart” (42:25).

Isaiah 43:1      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!
               2      “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.
               3      “For I am the LORD your God,
         The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
         I have given Egypt as your ransom,
         Cush and Seba in your place.

               4      “Since you are precious in My sight,
         Since you are honored and I love you,
         I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.
               5      “Do not fear, for I am with you;
         I will bring your offspring from the east,
         And gather you from the west.
               6      “I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
         And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
         Bring My sons from afar
         And My daughters from the ends of the earth,
               7      Everyone who is called by My name,
         And whom I have created for My glory,
         Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”

43:1) But now, this is what the LORD says—he who created you, Jacob,

he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by name; you are mine.

I Have Called You;

You are Mine

42:25 “So he poured out on them his burning anger, the violence of war.

It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them,

but they did not take it to heart.”

Hardship (v. 2)

2 When you pass through the waters,

I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,

they will not sweep over you.

When you walk through the fire,

you will not be burned;

the flames will not set you ablaze.

“The Lord has not redeemed you so that you might enjoy pleasures and luxuries…but so that you should be prepared for enduring all kinds of evils.” --John Calvin

3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

How We Know God is With Us (vv. 3-4)

3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

How We Know God is With Us (vv. 3-4)

3 For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life.

How We Know God is With Us (vv. 3-4)

John 3:16—“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.”

Matthew 20:28 – “For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.”

God Resolves Never to Quit (vv. 5-6)

5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you;
    I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.
6  I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
    and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
    Bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the ends of the earth—

Who this Passage Applies to (v. 7)

7 everyone who is called by my name,
   whom I created for my glory,
   whom I formed and made.” 

If you trust Jesus alone for salvation:

You belong to God.

If you trust Jesus alone for salvation:

You belong to God.

He will bring you                through hardships.

If you trust Jesus alone for salvation:

You belong to God.

He will bring you                     through hardships.

You are valuable, honored     and loved by God.

If you trust Jesus alone for salvation:

You belong to God.

He will bring you                     through hardships.

You are valuable, honored     and loved by God.

These promises are                always true.