Sermon Title: God, the Greatest Partner that We Could Ever Have!
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you."
"The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
The Isrealities were faced with having to confront and defeat their enemies as they were to move into the Promise Land. The Lord's exhortation to them was "be strong and courageous" (see Joshua 1:6; 10:25). Notice that God did not instruct them to trust in their own abilities and strength. Rather, they were to trust in God, Who would "never leave" them nor "forsake" them (see Joshua 1:9).
These verses speak to us of God's accompanying power that is with us in all our journeys and assisting us in all our work. Whatever our expectation is of God, He is doing so much more; you cannot expect too much from God ("He will never leave you"). God knows without Him you cannot do anything and because of this, He will continue to be with you ("nor forsake you").
This coming Sunday is Vacation Bible School Sunday and we hope to have several of the kids from our Saturday one-day VBS in attendance. I will focus the message on how God is the Greatest Partner we can have because He never leaves us, always helps us and forever loves us. Hope to see you then!
