OUR DAILY BREAD : ALWAYS WITH YOU

[cimi]

January 2
Saturday


ALWAYS
WITH YOU

READ:
Psalm 25:4-10
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Behold, I am with
you and will keep you
wherever you go.
__Genesis 28:15
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The highway that winds around the southern shore of Lake Michigan can be treacherous in the winter. One weekend as we were driving back to Grand Rapids from Chicago, a buildup of snow and ice slowed traffic, caused numerous accidents, and almost doubled our drive time. We were relieved as we eased off the expressway onto our final road. It was then that my husband said out loud, "thanks, Lord. I think I can take it from here."

Just as he finished saying the words, our car spun around 180 degrees. As we came to a stop, hearts pounding, we could just imagine God saying: "Are you sure?"

Why do we sometimes try to go it alone in life when at every moment we have access to God? He said: "I am with you and will keep you wherever you go" (Gen. 28:15). And He assures us: "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb. 13:5).

Scottish mathematician, theologian, and preacher Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847) wrote: "When I walk by the wayside, He is along with me. When I enter into company, amid all my forgetfulness of Him, he never forgets me....Go where I will, He tends me, and watches me, and cares for me."

What a comfort to know that God is always with us--we don't need to go through life alone! __Cindy Hess Kasper
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````````````````````As I travel down life's pathway,```````````````
`````````````````````Jesus keeps me day by day`````````````````
``````````````````And although the road is winding,```````````````
```````````````Yet, with Him I need not stray. __Bradshaw`````````
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Gods' presence brings great comfort.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 25:4-10***********

4 Show me Your ways, O
LORD; teach me Your paths.

5 Lead me in Your truth and
teach me for You are the
God of my salvation; on
You I wait all the day.

6 Remember, O LORD,
You tender mercies and
Your lovingkindnesses, for
they are from of old. 7 Do
not remember the sins of
my youth, nor my
transgressions; according to
Your mercy remember me,
for Your goodness' sake, O
LORD.

8 Good and upright is the
LORD; therefore He teaches
sinners in the way. 9 The
humble He guides in
justice, and the humble He
teaches His way. 10 all the
paths of the LORD are
mercy and truth, to such as
keep His covenant and His
testimonies.


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

Three times in today's Bible reading, the singer cries, "O LORD," as
he addresses his God. Each time that cry is connected to a specific
request. In verse 4, the singer desires to know God's "ways" and for
God to teach him His "paths." In verse 6, he longs to experience
God's "tender mercies" and "lovingkindness." In verse 7, he sings
praise for a life that knows God's "mercy" and "goodness." How
many of our own prayers focus so heavily on the attributes of God?
It is a worthy focus indeed. __BILL CROWDER

[Lani]

Behold, I am with
you and will keep you
wherever you go.
__Genesis 28:15

*Amen2*

The knowledge that we are never alone brings my heart great peace as I travel, with Him, through the many adventures He brings to this journey.

Thanks for sharing Cimi!!

Peace and Luv in Christ,
Lani