I Will Be with You Always
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Matthew 1:23, John 14:1-4, John 14:18-26, Matthew 28:16-20, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 22:20
BY She Reads Truth
“God with us” has been the plan from the beginning. In the garden, God was tangibly present, walking with His image bearers in the evening breeze (Genesis 3:8). But that perfect fellowship was revoked when sin entered the picture, carving a deep, uncrossable chasm between fallen humanity and the holy Creator. Even still, “God with us” echoes throughout Scripture. The Lord appeared to men like Abraham and Moses. His presence filled the tabernacle and, later, the temple. And, of course, we have the prophets, who proclaimed that a Messiah would come to save us, forever restoring our relationship with the Lord (Isaiah 7:14).
He came just as the prophets foretold. Jesus was born Immanuel, the name that means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23). He is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, who walked among His people and brought the kingdom of heaven to earth. He is the Word made flesh—the living, breathing fulfillment of the promise who both restores and secures our fellowship with God for eternity (John 1:14).
Jesus’s disciples experienced the tangible presence of God with them, walking and talking in their midst. But the gift Jesus gave before ascending into heaven to sit at the Father’s right hand is the same gift He gives to us (John 14:26; 20:22). The Spirit of the living Christ dwells in all who have been saved by grace through faith in Him. He is with us—right here, right now, always (Matthew 28:20). Better still, we will one day experience that same joyful fellowship Adam and Eve knew in the garden; we, too, will live with God in a perfect, pain-free world of His creation. Jesus Himself is preparing a place for us, and He will call us there one glorious day. “Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!” (John 14:3; Revelation 22:20).
60 thoughts on "I Will Be with You Always"
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Praise the Lord! He never leaves us. The Lord is over all things which, by human standards, would make Him the busiest out of all of us. Yet for some reason our excuse for not spending time with Him is that we are too busy. God gave us His spirit which enables us to have the DESIRE to spend time with Him. My flesh wants to find other things to do and avoid His presence. Maybe it’s out of fear of conviction or just pure rebellion… but the bottom line is that it’s always US it’s always ME that is the problem. He never leaves. He never has more important things to do than speak to us. Woah. We, His children, are the most important thing to Him. MORE IMPORTANT THAN UPHOLDING THE STARS OR TELLING THE WAVES TO STOP! I think if He wanted to find an excuse to be too busy for us He could… He is GOD He has EVERY responsibility. Yet for some reason He still chooses to speak to my heart through His Word and Spirit. Oh may I not be the problem in our relationship. May I always long for His presence with the same fervency He sought me with.
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Amen!
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Amen! He is with us always, He never changes! He is with us even until the end!
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Reminding myself that God is coming back for us, and that He who started a good work in me and those who believe in Him will finish it, gives me encouragement. Sometimes when I’m going thru a really difficult season in life, I struggle with encouragement about God. But funny enough, I serve on the prayer team at my church and one of the people on my team said Sunday, “One day we’ll be with God and He has promised to wipe away every tear we’ve ever cried and there will be no more sadness it hurt.” And I thought, wow, that’s powerful! And it’s TRUE! So even in the king suffering we go thru here on Earth, it can it compare to the joy that’s coming when we are home and where we belong.
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I love You Lord
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I am so filled with praise today as I contemplate ALL the truths that are found in today’s devotion! God thank you that you ARE with us (present tense!) that it’s not about how I’m feeling or if I can feel you with me – you ARE! Thank you for coming to earth to “restore and secure” our fellowship with you. Thank you that you ARE preparing a place for us to spend eternity in Heaven with you. Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us through life until we are reunited with you. Come Lord Jesus, come <3 Thank you for always pursuing me and loving this sinner saved by YOUR grace!
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So grateful for this truth!
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Such good news!
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❤️
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