Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today! Deuteronomy 31:21b "I know what they are disposed to do, even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath." (The "them" to whom the Lord is referring is His people. Through the Lord's grace and mercy, He has faithfully supported and upheld "them." He has delivered them from slavery, guided them through the desert wilderness, forgiven them for their rebellious idolatry and wilful disobedience, and has now led them to the Promised Land which He had promised on oath to their forefathers. And He has done all this knowing beforehand how they would forget their vow to follow Him, how they would forsake Him for their own pleasures, and how they would disregard His purposes for them. The Lord says the same to us today, that He knows how unfaithful we have been and will be, how doubting and unbelieving we have been and will be, how far astray we have and will wander, and yet He lovingly and graciously continues to remain with us, to choose to be our God, to forgive and redeem us, to restore us into relationship with Him again and again. His mercies to us today are unceasing and absolutely amazing, the truest picture of love and commitment from the One Who Himself doesn't just have love, doesn't just embody love, but is absolute Love Himself.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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Good Word for Today!

The Lord Be With You Today! Deuteronomy 31:8 "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; (Through Moses, the Lord charges Joshua with the task of leading His people into the Promised Land. But Joshua will not tackle this work in his own strength. Instead, the God of this people, the God Who has chosen Joshua to head up this task, will Himself go before the people, before Joshua, to lead them and to align Himself with them, to be with them, to not only call them into service to fulfill His purposes in them, but also to establish relationship with them, to walk out a bond with them of interaction and fellowship and intimacy.) He will never leave you nor forsake you. (Unlike the kind of relationships in which we often engage, the kind of relationship the Lord offers His people is a forever commitment, an obligation that He chooses to fulfill, a pledge and a vow that are written in blood. No matter what life may look like, the Lord our God never leaves us, never removes His presence from us, never abandons or deserts us.) Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." (That kind of eternal commitment gives us a special standing with the One Who guides our lives and orders our steps. In Him, in His commitment to us, because of that commitment to us, we do not fear. We are not discouraged. Our courage and hope surge forth from the Lord, not from us. Our own human supply of courage and hope may falter, but they never fail when we keep our eyes focused on Who the Lord is and Who He says He is in our lives.) May the Lord richly bless you this day! In Christ's love, Blessings! Sally 513 254 3874

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