Isaiah 41 on the Comprehensiveness of God's Care for His People

The Lord in Isaiah 41 speaks a word of comfort to his people, who in the short term are going to experience exile at the hands of the Babylonians, but who in the long term will know God’s comfort and restoration.  In v. 10 the Lord declares that he will hold his people up “with my righteous right hand.”  Then in v. 13, God adds that he will also reach down from heaven and take hold of our right hands as well.  God is underneath us his people, holding us up at all times.  And he is beside as well, giving supremely wise guidance and demonstrating at every instant his steadfast love.  Oh how comprehensive is the care of the Lord for those who are his people, by His grace, in the Lord Jesus Christ!