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April 30
Thursday


I WILL NEVER
LEAVE YOU

READ:
Deuteronomy 31:1-8
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I am with you always,
even to the end of the
age. __Matthew 28:20
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One of my earliest memories of hearing good music was when a male quartet rehearsed at our home. I was about 10 years old, and I was especially attentive to my dad, who sang first tenor. One of the quartet's favorites was titled, "I Am With You." Even at that tender age, I not only appreciated the music but I "got the message."

Those words of Jesus to His disciples just before he ascended-- "I am with you always"--became precious to me as the quartet sang, "In the sunlight, in the shadow, I am with you where you go."

One of the first references to God's unfailing presence was spoken by Moses in Deuteronomy 31:6-8, when he instructed his successor about leading God's people into the "land of promise." And Joshua himself heard the same word from the Lord, "As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you" (Josh. 1-5).

That promise is repeated in the New Testament, where the writer of Hebrews gave this assurance: "He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you'" (13:5).

Wherever you may be today, you are not alone. If you've placed your trust in Jesus for your eternal salvation, you can be certain that He will never leave you. __Clair Hess
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``````````````````Jesus whispers "I am with you"`````````````````
``````````````````In the hour of deepest need;```````````````````
``````````````When the way is dark and lonesome,````````````````
```````````````"I am with you, I will lead." __Morris```````````````
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First make sure you are with Him,
then you can be sure He'll be with you.

**********Today's Bible Reading __ Deuteronomy 31:1-8************

1 Then Moses went and
spoke these words to all
Israel. 2 And he said to
them: "I am one hundred
and twenty years old today.
I can no longer go out and
come in. Also the LORD has
said to me, 'You shall not
cross over this Jordan.'

3 The LORD your God
Himself crosses over before
you; He will destroy these
nations from before you,
and you shall dispossess
them. Joshua himself
crosses over before you,
just as the LORD has said.

4 And the LORD will do to
them as He did to Sihon
and Og, the kings of the
Amorites and their land,
when He destroyed them.

5 The LORD will give them
over to you, that you may
do to them according to
every commandment which
I have commanded you.

6 Be strong and of good
courage, do not fear nor be
afraid to them; for the
LORD your God, He is the
One who goes with you. He
will not leave you nor
forsake you."

7 Then Moses called
Joshua and said to him in
the sight of all Israel, "Be
strong and of good courage,
for you must go with this
people to the land which
the LORD has sworn to their
fathers to give them, and
you shall cause them to
inherit it. 8 And the LORD,
He is the One who goes
before you. He will be with
you, He will not leave you
nor forsake you; do not fear
nor be dismayed."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Moses was not allowed to enter the Promised Land (v.2) because
he disobeyed and dishonored God when instead of speaking to the
rock to get water, he struck the rock twice (Num. 20:1-13). Psalm
106:33 explains that Moses "spoke rashly with his lips." But God did
let Moses see the land form afar (Deut. 34:1-4). __Sim Kay Tee