A NEW YEAR’S PROMISE

 

      “He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). — The experience of our lives verifies this sweet promise. Does it not? Looking back over the past, we see that all of our fears have been foolish. Look at all that you have been through individually. Did the Lord ever forsake you? Recall all that we have been through collectively, as the church of Christ. Did our God ever once fail us? Were we ever forsaken? No, not one time has his promise failed.

 

      Let us, therefore, look the future square in the eye and, “boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear.” Let us not fear any providence, for it is the work of God. Let us not fear any man, for men are but the instruments of God. Let us not fear the demons of hell, for they are the creatures of God. God is with us; and he is faithful to his promise. He will never leave us, nor forsake us.