July 1
GOD WITH US
"God shall be with you" Gen. 48:21
Good old Jacob could no more be with Joseph, for his hour had come
to die: but he left his son without anxiety, for he said with
confidence, "God shall be with you." When our dearest relations, or
our most helpful friends, are called home by death, we must console
ourselves with the reflection that the Lord is not departed from us,
but lives for us, and abides with us for ever.
If God be with us, we are in ennobling company, even though we are
poor and despised. If God be with us, we have all-sufficient strength,
for nothing can be too hard for the Lord. If God be with us, we are
always safe, for none can harm those who walk under His shadow. Oh,
what a joy we have here! Not only is God with us, but He will be with
us. With us as individuals; with us as families; with us as churches.
Is not the very name of Jesus, Immanuel -- God with us? Is not this
the best of all, that God is with us? Let us be bravely diligent, and
joyously hopeful. Our cause must prosper, the truth must win, for the
Lord is with those who are with Him.
All this day may this sweet word be enjoyed by every believer who
turns to "Faith's Check Book." No greater happiness is possible.