HE WILL NOT FAIL THEE.

 

EVENING DEVOTIONS by James Smith

JANUARY 27

 

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and of a good courage, fear no, nor be afraid

of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go

with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

 
The expectations raised by his word shall never be disappointed, the promises he has made shall never be broken, the trust reposed on his faithfulness shall never be dishonoured. He will not forget his word, or neglect our interest.
 
He never did fail his people, he never will.
 
Your faith may be weak, your fears may be strong, your doubts may be painful, your weakness may be distressing, and your wants may be numerous and alarming, but thy God will not fail thee.
 
Why should he?
 
He foresaw all thy wants, thy woes, and thy unworthiness before he called thee by his grace; thy present circumstances are not new to him, he had then in his eye when he made his promises, and he will get honour to himself by bringing thee through them.
 
Fail not to trust him.
 
Fail not to apply to him by prayer.
 
Fail not to believe his faithful word.
 
He will not fail to support thee under thy burdens, to listen to thy requests, to provide for thy necessities, or to honour thy faith. 

However singular your experience, or strange the path may appear to you, his word is true.
 
“He will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able”
 

Why should’st thou fear when God is thine,

When all he is, he is for thee!

If thou are weak, his strength divine

To perfect in infirmity.

 
James Smith