God Said That

Read: Psalm 23

You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. --- Psalm 23:4

The Bible In One Year:
2 Chronicles 15-16
John 12:27-50

When 8-year-old Jacob visited his Grampa in the hospital, he came with his own custom-made "Get Well" card. It was an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of stiff white paper folded in half. On the front he had written, "Hope you feel better soon." On the inside, in large block letters, was this message:

I WILL BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO.

There was no Scripture reference, so Jacob added these words: "God said that." He wanted to be sure I didn't expect him to be at my side during my entire hospital stay.

That added note conveyed an unintended and deeper truth that brought a smile to my face and comfort to my heart. A hospital can be a lonely place. It's a world of unfamiliar faces, first-time medical procedures, and uncertain diagnoses. But it's in just such a setting that God can quiet an anxious heart and give assurcance that He'll go with you down every hall, through every new door, into any unknown future --- yes, even through "the valley of the shadow of death" [Psalm 23:4].

Maybe you have had an unexpected setback or loss. Your future is unknown. Trusting Jesus as your Savior and Lord, you can be sure of this: He will go with you wherever you go. You can believe it. God said that! --- Dennis De Haan

Whenever I feel that Christ is near,
All cares and sorrows flee;
He is my strength, my hope, my life,
He's all in all to me. --- Lewis

NO DANGER CAN COME SO NEAR THE CHRISTIAN THAT GOD IS NOT NEARER.