We are His!

"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1

I absolutely love this verse because it's so simple and straightforward. It only has four phrases and each of them are full of the power that can only come from God's word.
The first statement is "fear not." God isn't messing around when He says things, He means them. So He means it when he says do not be afraid. As in not. Ever.
Then He says "for I have redeemed you." In other words, it's all taken care of. We shouldn't be afraid because God saved us and God loves us. We are forgiven, redeemed.
The next part says "I have called you by your name." This part is so incredible that I based my entire blog on it. We are called, each and every one of us. Specifically. By name. And even more incredible is this... that He even knows our names, much less loves us more than we could ever comprehend. The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords knows my name.
And then finally, "you are Mine." And it's so true. We are His! Which of course means we are no one else's. Just His. We have no more ties to this world, we don't belong here anymore. He has ownership of us. We are His, specifically, with out fear, and are now redeemed. And we always will be.