“Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”. Isaiah 41:10

His right hand signifies authority, strength, power, blessing and sovereignty.

Uphold: v. To grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast, sustain.

What does it mean to be upheld? What is my response to such a declaration?

If I am sustained then I can refrain from striving. If I am held fast, then I can let go. If I am supported, then I can rest.

My wrestling and grasping and desperation starts to settle. The weight that is carried slowly begins to lift, the pressure releases and I can breath. I am upheld. He is holding me securely and firmly. He is assurance. He is steadfast, immovable. I don’t have to cling to the promises of God, because the promises of God are already mine in Christ Jesus. The victory is mine, so I stand firm, I stand my ground against the enemy.

His authority stands for me, His power infiltrates me, His sovereignty covers me, His strength protects me and His blessing encamps around me. I am UPHELD by His RIGHT HAND.

Oh, that your people would know and believe this today my God.

It was the first item on the list. A magnifying glass. The kind with the handle. So she could see things up close and more clearly, so she could see the details. It was a simple enough request, and now she will occasionally walk around my house looking at everything through a magnifying glass. Examining, seeing everyday things in a new way, from a new angle and through a different lens.

“..I will MAGNIFY Him with thanksgiving..” the psalmist writes. I will make God bigger as I declare my thankfulness, as I declare all that He HAS done, IS doing and WILL continue to do, He will grow larger. I have a choice today. What am I going to make bigger. What am I going to focus on. What will I be a magnifier of.

Do I examine and analyze my fears, or do I magnify and enlarge His PEACE and FAITHFULNESS?

Do I stare at and study my failures, or do I magnify and behold the VICTORY I have through Christ?

Do I scrutinize and pore over my doubts or do I magnify and consider His STRENGTH and POWER?

My new identity in Christ gives me a new set of eyes, a spiritual set. These eyes give me a supernatural ability to Love in the midst of Pain, to ground myself in faith instead of spin around in confusion, and to anchor with hope in order to weather the storm of despair. Today I am believing that I am a magnifier of God, and while I live this physical life in the flesh, I will set my mind on eternity and will speak of His GREAT majesty and power in my life.

I will magnify my God.

Appointed: to set, put, place; to fix, establish; to set forth; to assign, designate, to be chosen.

the greek word {tithēmi} is used in a PASSIVE posture.

Appoint–its passive. There is nothing for me to do, no striving, or working. I get to rest. I have been appointed to receive.

Lasting fruit: that which comes or originates from something, an effect, result.

I have been appointed, placed and assigned by God. I have been designated, and chosen to enjoy the resulting fruit of HIS life, HIS sacrifice, HIS righteousness.

Lasting, enduring, remaining fruit. All Love, All Joy, All Peace, All Patience, All Kindness, All Goodness, All Gentleness, All Faithfulness, All Self-control is mine to receive, experience, and portray in Christ Jesus. Fruit that never leaves, is always available as a gift to us and for us.

I can stand equipped and expectant for my day ahead believing that God appointed me and selected me to receive His abundant fruit that will endure all things.

Believe that you were chosen. Boldly go and bear fruit in all things.

As you go, rest in the security of His divine appointment.