And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people (Lev. 26:12).
We have the same promise in the New Testament, in 2 Corinthians 6:16: "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Our text was a promise to Israel in the Promise Land, and it is a promise to God's children in every land, in every age, even today. God promises to be with us. He said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
Where does God walk? Among His people, where else? Toyohiko Kagawa reminds us that God sits on the dust heap, among the prison convicts, with the juvenile delinquents. He stands at the door begging bread. He is among the sick. He stands in line with the unemployed. If we would meet God, we must visit the prison cells, the hospital wards. We must meet the beggar at the door, we must visit the young man or woman who needs help, if we would meet God. Not only is He the God of the universe, the God of Israel as a nation; but He is our God, and we are His people.
"Lord," prayed Augustine, "Thou madest us for Thyself, and we can find no rest until we find rest in Thee."
Remember this: God never forsakes anyone unless that person has first forsaken Him.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
__Isaac Watts
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy" (Ps. 59:17).
We have the same promise in the New Testament, in 2 Corinthians 6:16: "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." Our text was a promise to Israel in the Promise Land, and it is a promise to God's children in every land, in every age, even today. God promises to be with us. He said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).
Where does God walk? Among His people, where else? Toyohiko Kagawa reminds us that God sits on the dust heap, among the prison convicts, with the juvenile delinquents. He stands at the door begging bread. He is among the sick. He stands in line with the unemployed. If we would meet God, we must visit the prison cells, the hospital wards. We must meet the beggar at the door, we must visit the young man or woman who needs help, if we would meet God. Not only is He the God of the universe, the God of Israel as a nation; but He is our God, and we are His people.
"Lord," prayed Augustine, "Thou madest us for Thyself, and we can find no rest until we find rest in Thee."
Remember this: God never forsakes anyone unless that person has first forsaken Him.
O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!
__Isaac Watts
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy" (Ps. 59:17).
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