May God Be With Us

-July 3. 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Thursday,

“May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us.”

(1 Kings 8:57).

God is a God of the past, present, and future. He never changes and is wholly faithful always. He has blessed us in past days and will bless us going forward in the future.

King Solomon lifted up his heart to the Lord in prayer for the nation of Israel. He uses the word “may” four times in verses 57-59: May the Lord our God be with us. May He not leave nor forsake us. That He may incline our hearts to Himself to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments and judgments which He commanded or fathers. That He may maintain the cause of His servant and of His people.

The two great principles in today’s verse are still relevant today: that God is with us and that He will never leave us nor forsake us. We can’t rely on ourselves or on any person, but we can fully rely on the Lord.

When we remember God’s interventions in our lives in the past, it gives us hope for the future. Let us then trust God for His triumphs in and through us. All we must do is believe and rely on the Lord.

Have a blessed day. He is with us and for us. Stay safe and healthy.

There is nothing to fear when Jesus is near.

Deans