God will not fail

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 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. 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.” - Deuteronomy 31:6-8

“Be strong and courageous’ are words that we read often in God’s word. Why does God say these things? The answer is right here.

The Lord God will go with you
The Lord God will not fail you
The Lord God will not forsake you

And because of all these words that Moses told Joshua he could say ‘don’t be afraid or dismayed.’

We are still looking at a fresh new year. Who knows what 2016 is going to bring? There is a lot of scary news out there. World politics and the world economy look unstable. Terror attacks are on the rise. Violence and wickedness are rampant. How bad can it get?

In a broken world full of broken people we are going to have plenty of trouble. Bu we also have the words that Moses gave Joshua and they speak of the character of God. God will be with us in 2016. He is not going to forsake. And He will not fail us.

I have been a Christian for almost 42 years. God is with me as much as He was the day He saved me. He has never failed me. And I can be confident that He is not going to fail me in 2016.

Who knows where we will be when 2017 arrives? Nobody knows what will happen between now and then – but we can know that God will still be with us and that 2016 is not the year He will fail us. That year will never come.