God's promises are true

Deuteronony 31:6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you."

  7 Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him,

"Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land.

8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you."

This promise is reference in Hebrews 13:5, too


This is the portion of the verse God whispered to me during my freshman year at Asbury University. It had to have been either in the fall of 1968 or the winter or spring of 1969.

I was starting to deal with my "stuff". I was pretty desperate. Life looked pretty daunting.

And God whispered these words...

"I will never leave thee nor forsake thee, says the Lord God of Hosts"

(He spoke in King James Version back then ;-)

Imagine my surprise when I read those words in Deuteronomy & Hebrews.


I didn't ask Him for a verse. I was just talking to Him about my stuff up in the small prayer chapel on the hall with all the practice rooms in the music building at Asbury.

And He just whispered this inside my head.

All I can say is God's promises are true.

He hasn't left me or abandoned me.

And He won't.

Neither will He leave you, or abandon you.