Our wonderful Lord knows that there will be times when, for various reasons, we seem to need a little extra assurance of His presence and care for us; so every so often throughout His Holy Word, He has placed a sweet promise to remind us that He knows right where we are and exactly what we need! In Deuteronomy 31:6, we find these blessed words:
"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." This blessed promise that God will never leave or forsake His people occurs often in Scripture. In Joshua 1:5, we see the Lord encouraging Joshua as He promises -- "As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." Praise the Lord --what a blessed assurance!
Again in I Chronicles, Solomon needed the promise as he became responsible for the kingdom and the building of the magnificent temple. King David said to his son --"Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord." And today, we can rejoice in this same wonderful promise!!
In the 13th chapter of Hebrews, we read another blessed promise of comfort and encouragement.
"He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me."
Thank you, Heavenly Father, for your "exceeding great and precious promises"! I'm so thankful they are still for us all today!
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