I will uphold you, with My Righteous Right Hand

Do you live your life like you believe this?

Do you believe it?

I've always said that I did, but moving to a new city has made me realize just how much, and, how little, that was true.

God's promises are never changing. But we are human and, as history repeats itself, are so quick to forget this!

"Fear not for  I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10

I think the question should not be "do you believe this?", but, "Do you believe God?"

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for HE who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23

Being in a new place, even though surrounded by people that I love and who love me, there is temptation to feel a bit like the Israelites wandering in the wilderness. Stuck, but not lost. The great difference is that in focusing on the promises of God, I see His hand at work in my life.

"Fear not!" God uses that phrase a lot. Trust is a scary thing, especially when we let ourselves get in the way of what He is doing in our lives. And when we follow after Him, we have to trust Him. God's perfect love casts out our fears though. (1 John 4:18)
He promises His presence as the reason that we are not to fear.

"Do not be dismayed" - don't lose your courage, be disheartened, discouraged, perturbed, by whatever you are facing.
I AM your God!

"I will strengthen you" - Ephesians 3:16. He does this through the Holy Spirit.

"I will help you" - John 14:16 & 26

"I will uphold you"- to bolster, hold-up, sustain, defend, etc.

The right hand is given as the sign of ultimate power. So, when God says that He's going to use His right hand to not just keep us going, but to make us strong and courageous (see Joshua 1:9).

"The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts and I am helped; my heart exults and with my song I give thanks to Him." Psalm 28:7