Promises ofGod
25.PresenceofGod
Hebrews13:5"Letyourconversationbewithout covetousness;andbecontentwithsuchthingsasyehave: forhehathsaid,Iwillneverleavethee,norforsakethee."
Meaning:God'spurposeforusto"becontentwithsuch thingsasyehave"isbecauseHepromisedtoneverleaveus norforsakeus.Hispresenceisworthmorethanwecould everhave.Uponsalvation,mybodybecamethetempleof theHolyGhost(ICorinthians6:19).Iamneverwithoutthe presenceofGod!
Application:"Iwillnever"isaverystrongpromise.
BecauseGodcannotlieandwillnotchange,thatisa verysecurepromise.Godwillbewithusonthe mountaintopsandinthevalleysjustlikeHewas withJob.Hewillbewithusinthefurnace,justas HewaswiththethreeHebrewchildren,andwithus inthepalacejustasHewaswithDavid.Thetrue believershallhavethegraciouspresenceofGod withhiminlife,atdeath,andforever.
OtherVersesforStudy:Genesis28:15;Deuteronomy31:6,8;Joshua1:5; IChronicles28:20;Psalm37:25;Isaiah41:10;John14:18
1.Whatdidmybodybecomeuponsalvation?
2.WhyisGod'spromiseofHispresencesecure?
3.God'spromiseofHispresenceisagoodreasonweshouldbe