May 17
How can we be certain that God is always with us? He certainly has much to keep Him occupied in view of the fact that there is so much trauma—natural and man-made—generated on Earth each and every day. Scan the newspaper headlines to verify the nature of the news—you won’t find too many up-lifting things being reported!
Yet, Jesus says, “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age,” Matthew 28:20. This assertion was stated also in Psalm 73:23 where the psalmist goes on to say that He, “…holds me by my right hand.” If there’s one thing we know about our God, it is that He isn’t given to rash promises. He does not leave His Word unfulfilled.
Isaiah 55:11 tells us, “My Word, that goes forth out of My mouth, shall not return to Me void but shall accomplish that which I please and prosper in the thing to which I send it.” The Holy One does not make idle promises nor does He make hollow threats. The absolute truth of everything He utters makes it imperative that we know His Word, appropriate His Word and live His Word, for His Word will surely be fulfilled en toto.
Therefore, it profits us eternally if we will cling to the assurance that the Lord is with us, that His presence with us is like that of a tender, loving Father who holds our hand. Beyond the closeness He intends us to feel through His tender words, He also wants us to know the unfortunate result of ignoring His Word. Because His love is eternal, He wants us to be with Him forever—but we cannot if we decline His offered salvation.
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