One of God’s greatest promises in the Bible for the Christian is that He will never leave us nor forsake us. Even if all our friends reject and scorn us, and our circumstances go crashing out of control like Job’s, we still have the hope and assurance that all is not lost. We can cling to the One who will never let go of us: even though it’s His grip on us and not ours on Him that matters. If we belong to Him, He has promised to always be there for us. We may not see or feel Him, but we can know for sure that He is there, because His Word says so.
The phrase ‘I (or He) will never leave you nor forsake you’ occurs five times in the Bible (Deut. 31:6, Deut. 31:8, Josh. 1:5, 1 Kin. 8:57, Heb. 13:5). According to Jewish pattern, the number five in the Bible is a symbol of grace. It is by God’s grace – His unmerited favour towards us – that we have this promise. We have done nothing to deserve His attention and His protection. He loves us because He does.
It's reassuring to know that everything that happens in our lives is either sent by or permitted by God. Everything is within his plan for us. It may not be pleasant, but growth rarely is. Looking back through life so far, I can see now the purpose of many of the weird things that have happened to me and around me on this sojourn.
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