nuggets from the Word

This week I've been spending alot of time soaking in Isaiah 43. God has been reminding me that He is Redeemer, and oh my flippen goodness, is my mind being blown. Figured I'd share what's standing out to me, so your minds can also be blown...

Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you.
I have called you by name; you are mine.
When you go through deep waters,
  I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
  you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of
  oppression,
 you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.
For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One...your Savior...
Do not be afraid, for I am with you...
You have been chosen to know me, believe
  in me,
 and understand that I alone am God.
There is no other God-
  there never has been, and there never
  will be.
I, yes I, am the LORD
  and there is no other Savior...
the former things-
  it is nothing compared to what I am going 
  to do.
For I am about to do something new.
  See, I have already begun! Do you not
  see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.