And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed (Deut. 31:8).
While living on Ottawa, Canada, I heard Sir Ernest Shackelton report on his Antarctic explorations. He spoke of his consciousness of the presence of God while penetrating lands never visited before by a human being, and said: "Bending above the oars, struggling through the snow, battling across the ranges, always there was with us Another. He made the difference between triumph and disaster. He brought us through."
Do you face some tremendous task? Is a great battle before you? This is your text. Buckle on the armor and attack. If God goes before us, it is safe for us to follow. Any path is possible if God goes before us. He is not only before us, but with us. "Above, beneath, around, within is the Omnipotent, Omnipresent One" (C. H. Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook, Nov. 30).
And being with us, He will not, He cannot, fail us; and He will never forsake us. The apostolic writer records the promise "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
Our little son was walking with me one night along a dark path beneath the live oak trees. He was quiet and said nothing for a long time. Then, as the path grew darker, suddenly he clutched my hand and said, "Daddy, we are not afraid, are we?" You see, as long as I was not afraid, he was not afraid.
The Lord goes before us; He is with us. He will not fail us; He will not forsake us. Therefore, "fear not, neither be dismayed."
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them" (Ps. 5:11).
While living on Ottawa, Canada, I heard Sir Ernest Shackelton report on his Antarctic explorations. He spoke of his consciousness of the presence of God while penetrating lands never visited before by a human being, and said: "Bending above the oars, struggling through the snow, battling across the ranges, always there was with us Another. He made the difference between triumph and disaster. He brought us through."
Do you face some tremendous task? Is a great battle before you? This is your text. Buckle on the armor and attack. If God goes before us, it is safe for us to follow. Any path is possible if God goes before us. He is not only before us, but with us. "Above, beneath, around, within is the Omnipotent, Omnipresent One" (C. H. Spurgeon, Faith's Checkbook, Nov. 30).
And being with us, He will not, He cannot, fail us; and He will never forsake us. The apostolic writer records the promise "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
Our little son was walking with me one night along a dark path beneath the live oak trees. He was quiet and said nothing for a long time. Then, as the path grew darker, suddenly he clutched my hand and said, "Daddy, we are not afraid, are we?" You see, as long as I was not afraid, he was not afraid.
The Lord goes before us; He is with us. He will not fail us; He will not forsake us. Therefore, "fear not, neither be dismayed."
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them" (Ps. 5:11).
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