When I was growing up, my mother kept a little container
full of Bible verses on the kitchen table, and every day, we'd all pick one.
The Promise for Today is one of the first Scripture pieces I committed to
memory. I've mentioned it before – I had fallen through the glass door of my
mother's china closet, yet God protected me. When it was all said and done, I
picked a verse from the box and Joshua 1:5b was the text. It went immediately
into my memory and has stayed there all these years.
It's one of those verses I hear when I need to be
reminded that God is with me. He promised. Until recent years, I'd never really
done a study on Moses' life, so I don't think I fully understood the commitment
God was making to Joshua at the time. Nor did I grasp the depth and wealth of
that promise.
Today, maybe you’re facing a challenge in your life. This
is a sweet and loving reminder of a lifelong promise God made - not only to
Joshua - but to you and me, as well. He finishes that verse with, I will
never fail thee, nor forsake thee.
And just like Moses refused to go one step if God wasn't
going with him, I don't want to, either. Do you? So, based on His Word - His
promise - it's not a matter of us asking God, Are You with me? He's
already promised that He will never leave us, nor forsake us. It's more a
question of God asking us, "Are you with Me?"
What's your answer?
Prayer:
Father,
Thank You for the seeds of Truth You plant all through our lives,
whether we are actively following You, or You are actively pursuing us to follow
You. Thank You that those truths are alive and bring forth good fruit in
us. Help us to be moved only by You, Father. In Jesus' Name we pray.
Amen
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