God Is With You
Bible Readings
Take a few minutes to read the Bible verses listed and ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in how this verse applies to you this week.
35 Can anything separate us from the love of Christ? Can trouble, suffering, and hard times, or hunger and nakedness, or danger and death? 36 It is exactly as the Scriptures say, “For you we face death all day long. We are like sheep on their way to be butchered.” 37 In everything we have won more than a victory because of Christ who loves us. 38 I am sure that nothing can separate us from God's love—not life or death, not angels or spirits, not the present or the future, 39 and not powers above or powers below. Nothing in all creation can separate us from God's love for us in Christ Jesus our Lord!
Romans 8:35-39
Memory Verse
Psalm 139:7-8
7 Where could I go to escape from your Spirit or from your sight? 8 If I were to climb up to the highest heavens, you would be there. If I were to dig down to the world of the dead you would also be there.
Do you ever wonder if God is really there? We can't see him, after all. When we're alone or afraid, it can be very hard to believe that God is with us. And sometimes, when we’re sad or ashamed of something we've done, it can be very hard to believe that God would even want to be with us. How can we know that God is there?
David wrote Psalm 139 to remind himself of the truth that God never left him alone. God wouldn't be God if he couldn't be everywhere at once. But the Bible also says that God wants to be with you all the time. He wants to be with you so much that he knit you together in your mother’s womb (Psalm 139:13-14). Nothing, not even sin, can separate you from the love of God in Christ.
You can know that God is with you because he promises to be with you in his Word. You can know he is with you when he takes care of your needs throughout the day. And you can talk to him at any time; praying will help you know that he is with you. No matter where you hide, how far you run, or how bad you feel, God will always be there. He will never leave you nor forsake you.
Prayer
Father, thank you for always being with me. Help me to see you at work in my life today. Help me to have faith that you are there.Related Resources
Chris Wheeler
Chris Wheeler is a writer, liturgist, and poet currently based in northwest Indiana. He enjoys writing about faith, art, and fatherhood, and is passionate about offering creative language for the church to use worship. He recently published his first book of poetry, "Solace: Poems for the Broken Season,". He lives in Middlebury, IN in his childhood home, with his wife and five children under eight.