It Is The LORD Your God

Who Goes With You

When Moses had finished speaking all these words to all Israel he said to them: “I am now one hundred twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about, and the LORD has told me, ‘You shall not cross over this Jordan.’ The LORD your God himself will cross over before you. He will destroy these nations before you, and you shall dispossess them. Joshua also will cross over before you, as the LORD promised. The LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, when he destroyed them. The LORD will give them over to you and you shall deal with them in full accord with the command that I have given to you. Be strong and bold, have no fear or dread of them, because it is the LORD your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.

Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: “Be strong and bold, for you are the one who will go with this people into the land that the LORD has sworn to their ancestors to give them; and you will put them in possession of it. It is the LORD who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Deuteronomy 31:1-8

Jesus is with us always. God is with us always. The Spirit is with us always.

One of the first references to God’s unfailing presence was spoken by Moses, when he instructed his successor about leading God’s people into the promised land. As God was with Moses, He is also with us. He won’t leave us nor will He forsake us.

Wherever you may be today, you are not alone. If you have placed your trust in Jesus for your eternal salvation, you can be certain that He will never leave you.

First make sure you are with Him,

then you can be sure He’ll be with you.

Our Daily Bread – April 30, 2009