3. You Are Not Alone.
Be strong and courageous; don’t be terrified or afraid of them. For the Lord your God is the one who will go with you; he will not leave you or abandon you. (Deut. 31:6)
You can know this Monday morning that the Lord is with you. If you are a Christian, God has made his dwelling in you through the presence of the Holy Spirit, and so his presence with you is an objective reality.
The question today is not, in fact, whether God will be with you; it’s really a question of how aware you will be of his presence with you.
But even more than his presence, God has promised us, as his children, his advocacy. He is not only with us, he is for us. That, of course, does not mean that God is standing ready to bring to pass all our desires, but rather that he is for our ultimate good. So we can be confident today that no matter how challenging the hours are ahead, God is working to bring about his work in and through us that we might be made more like Jesus and help others to do the same.
So here we are, friends. Monday morning. And we are armed on this Monday morning with some great, great promises. We can move confidently today with the full knowledge of God’s mercies, God’s provision, and God’s presence. Let us go forth, then, into the good works he has planned for us.
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