I looked at the thick forest in front of me. The trail we were about to enter was dark, narrow, and unknown to me. I would never have ventured this hike on my own. But just ahead of me was an experienced guide who knew these woods perfectly. We were being led, and guarded, by an experienced woodsman. His cheery presence calmed every fear and filled me instead with a sense of confidence and excitement.
As we enter a New Year, we don’t know what the year will bring. We haven’t walked this way before. But we know our Guide, His power, and His promises. And that changes everything. Not only has He promised to never leave us or forsake us, He promises “His mercies are new every morning.” That alone is exciting.
He promises His followers that, “As your day so shall your strength be,” and that through daily renewal in His Word, He will “strengthen us with all might according to His glorious power.” That’s a staggering truth if we let it sink in!
He promises to uphold us if we slip; He will be our Refuge when the storms come; and He will lead us in paths of righteousness - in spite of enemies and dark times. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly. We will lack nothing!
He promises we will never walk in darkness, and though we see prophetic events unfolding around us, we are Secure in His care. We need not fear or lose heart.
Our song for facing this new trail will be: “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow; because He lives, all fear is gone; for I know who hold the future, and life is worth the living just because He lives!”
Happy New Year!
(Devotional by Lisa Cataford)
(Song by: Bill & Gloria Gaither)
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