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| “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” |
| —Deuteronomy 31:6 |
Do you prefer to go places alone? Or, do you most enjoy going somewhere when one or more of your friends go along with you? Do you most enjoy eating alone in your favorite restaurant? Or, do you find that eating with your friends makes the meal at your favorite restaurant all the more pleasant?
In my days of traveling 39 weeks out of 52, I ate a lot of meals alone. Most of the time, I would simply order room service rather than sit alone in some hotel restaurant. If I did eat alone in a restaurant, I would bring a book to read while I ate.
Most of us prefer company along the journey of our lives. Yes, from time to time, we do like some moments alone. But, for most of our experiences, having someone with whom we enjoy spending time makes the hours pass much more pleasantly. Fortunately, along the pathway of our spiritual journey, we are never alone.
When Moses was preparing to pass the leadership of the children of Israel to Joshua, he gave a very stirring speech. I suggest that this speech rivals any farewell address you will ever hear from a politician or anyone else, for that matter. As a part of that speech, Moses spoke these words to his fellow Jews, as recorded in Deuteronomy 31:6:
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
We “Christ’s-ones” have been grafted into the Jewish birth-line (Romans 11:11-24). Therefore, these words of Moses belong to us, too. As we walk the pathway God has laid out before us, we need to remember that we are never alone. We can be strong and courageous because God goes with us. We can put aside any fear or terror we might feel because God walks beside us. God has promised that He will never leave us, nor will He ever forsake us.
As we begin another new day, let’s cling to this truth. We can conquer any foe, overcome any obstacle, achieve any goal, practice any peace, experience any love, all because God goes with us everywhere we go.
