The Verse of the Year 2023

The popular YouVersion Bible app just announced the most shared Bible verse of 2023. Can you guess which verse from the Bible was shared more often over the past year than any other verse? It’s this one: “So 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).

If this sounds familiar, that same verse was also the most shared verse in 2022 and in 2020. It seems like we need this constant encouragement from God over and over again: “Do not fear, for I am with you.”

I know I do. That verse was my confirmation verse. I probably say it to myself more than any other verse, because I need its comfort and strength from God every day. Jesus is with us. Jesus is our God. Jesus is our strength. Jesus is our help. Jesus holds us in his hand. Now and forever.

No matter what you face today, hear Jesus speak these words to your soul: “So 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.

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