The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and He shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also His heavens shall drop down dew. Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. (Deut. 33:27-29)
As the nation prepared for Moses departure and their crossing over into Canaan to possess the Promised Land, Moses blessed them and prophesied over the tribes of Israel and the children of Jacob. He reminded each tribe that God alone is their God and He alone would protect and provide for His people. The LORD God of Israel would bring them victory and strengthen the people to the work He had set before them. He would give them safety and security even in the midst of their enemies because He is God and had promised it. He cannot fail and none of His promises, statutes, or decrees will be broken.
Our God will stand with us for we are secure in His arms. Those of us who are born again by faith in Him and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary have trusted Him with our salvation, not in our own strength, but by the precious blood of Jesus Christ. All humanity is condemned already because of sin but God loves us so much that He put to death the flesh that we might be saved and reconciled unto God. He has already won the battle over sin and death, and He has redeemed those who receive Him by faith and have repented of their sins unto eternal life. He is our Rock and He alone can save those who come to Him on His terms of surrender and faith. All who are against God will face Him as judge but offers forgiveness and salvation to whosoever will repent and put their faith in Him and Him alone.
While we are here, God has sent those who are His and know Him out into this world to reach the lost that they might be saved from sin. He desires that His people strive to be holy and obedient unto Him that we might minister to those around us who are hurting and in need as He provides. We serve others, equipped with the Word of reconciliation and righteousness, rightly divided and fitly spoken, that they may see Christ in us, the hope of Glory. Our God has commanded us to love one another with an unfeigned love, even as He first loved us, and to disciple one another in the Word of God so that we may all grow in grace and in the Knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Our Lord has commissioned those who are His with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to go where He sends us in the power of the Holy Spirit. As we go, we are to proclaim the Good News of forgiveness through repentance and reconciliation with the Father through faith in His Son, that those who believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah of God might have life in His Name.
God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. God calls you to faith in Christ and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with God, forgiveness from God, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of God who is God the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet