For He Himself has said, “I
will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews
13:5
There was a time under the law in the Old
Testament where God would be with you only when you were in complete obedience.
But when you failed, He would leave you. Today, however, you and I are under a
completely different covenant and God will never leave us. Why? Because of what
Jesus did on the cross. At the cross, He became our burnt offering. He bore our
sins and carried our punishment. God’s judgment against our sins fell upon
Jesus, who was forsaken at the cross by His Father so that today, we can have
God’s constant, unceasing presence in our lives.
Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?” so that you and I will know exactly what happened on the cross
(Matthew 27:46). That is where the divine exchange took place. At the cross,
Jesus took our sins and gave up the presence of God, while we took Jesus’
righteousness and received the presence of God that Jesus had. God’s presence
is now ours for eternity. What a divine exchange!
Take a look with me at what the Bible says
about our inheritance in Christ: “For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave
you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not
fear. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews 13:5–6). What confidence we can have
today! Do you know what “never” here means? It means that when you are up, He
is with you. When you are down, He is with you. When you are glad, He is with
you. When you are sad, He is with you. When you are doing right, He is with you.
Even when you have failed, He is still with you! That is what it means when
Jesus said that He would never leave you nor forsake you!
Because Jesus, your prosperity, peace, provision, and wisdom, is always with you, you cannot help but prosper! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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