A Promise We Can Trust

The life of David was filled with blessings, but it was also filled with difficulty and trials. More than once, David had to flee for his life. He even went to the Philistines and pretended to be crazy when he was hiding from Saul. Yet throughout his troubles, David always trusted in God, and as a result, he saw great things from God. What he did not ever see was God forsaking one of His children—and no one ever will see that. God has given us an eternal and unfailing promise that He will always love and care for His children. The Bible says, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).

The world, and even some who claim to be teaching the Word of God, suggests that if things go wrong, it proves that God has abandoned or forsaken us. Yet over and over, we see in Scripture that even when God allows bad things to happen in our lives, He is there. The devil delights when we are convinced that God has let us down because he knows that when our faith is undermined, our conduct will follow. Instead of allowing our circumstances to cause us to doubt, we should rest in the faithful promises of God and trust that He knows exactly what is best for us.

Growth Principle:

No matter what our circumstances may be, God has not forgotten us, and He never will.