I will carry and will save

Listen to me, O house of Jacob,
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who have been borne by me from before your birth,
carried from the womb;

even to your old age I am he,
and to gray hairs I will carry you.
I have made, and I will bear;
I will carry and will save.

Isaiah 46:3-4 (ESV)

What spectacular promises! Even before we were born, God knew who we were, and destined that we should be carried by Him (echoing the words of Psalm 139:15-16). Three times these verses says that God carries us. His faithfulness is perfect and unchanging. He bears us through life and to the grave. And not only will He carry us, but He will save us. He will enact His mighty, perfectly powerful salvation (Isaiah 63:1). What more can we ask for? In fact, what more should we desire?

Are we able to trust his vast, amazing promise to protect and bear us through life? Or will we content ourselves with our petty anxieties and measly pursuits of worldly gain?