Being held in Gods right hand

Isaiah 41:9-10

"I took you from the ends of the earth,
from its farthest corners I called you.
I said, 'You are my servant';
I have chosen you and have not rejected you.
¹⁰ 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"

Well, the first two lines are really cool, "I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you." First the earth doesn't have corners, nor ends, so the way I see that is that no matter where you are God will always see you and be able to call you, no matter where you are on earth or in your spiritual journey.
Then the third line seems kind of distasteful, "'You are my servant'"? but remember, we are serving God, and since we can't get away from being a servant to something (Romans 6:16,18) I would rather be a servant to God than to sin. Then bring the next line in, what is better than being chosen by God? Think of dodgeball in gym class, if the captains are choosing, and you are the first one chosen, that feels pretty good right? I mean, the captain thinks you are so good that he choses you first so that the other team doesn't get a chance to get you. Just think, God chose you, in Gods dodgeball game, he choses everybody first.
Finally in verse 10, the first two lines tell us why we shouldn't be afraid of anything, "So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God." What is better than having God by your side? Nothing, no matter what is happening outside, the creator of the Universe is With You. On the other hand, learning to trust that he has the best plan is a long and painful journey, one I don't think anyone can truly finish.
Not only is God With You but he will also "strengthen you and help you". In Ecclesiastes 4:12 it says " Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.", if three strands of cord are hard to break, think of when one strand is like the cable holding up the Golden Gate Bridge, is a 1 foot section of that ever going to break? No I don't think so...
Finally God tells us that he will hold us in his "righteous right hand." What could be better? We are the focus of God's attention, we are in his right hand (or left hand for all you lefties out there ;) ) He is upholding us, he cares about us, he loves us.

Anyways, these verses were the camp verses at Eagle Lake Camp in 2003. They are Definatly worth memorizing.