A Norvell Note
May 25, 2025 – Vol. 29 No. 19
Never Will I Leave You
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
“Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.”
So we say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?” (Hebrews 13:4-6, NIV)
I know a wife who is grieving the loss of her husbands needs to know that in her grief and sadness, her God will never leave her. Knowing that truth will not change or fix the reality or undo her pain, but as time goes on, she will be able to grasp how important that truth is.
I know a husband who buried the love of his life for more than six decades and knows the truth of those words. Although he will weep when he wakes up to his empty house, he depends on God to be true to His word and help him through the day.
I know of a family that needs to understand that even though the matriarch of their family is gone, God is still with them and will comfort them if they will allow him.
I think of another family struggling to find peace, knowing God is with them and will never leave them when what they want is more time with their daughter.
Life is full of death, loss, and what seems to be endless goodbyes. Some of us know that reality all too well, so we hold on to God’s promise that HE will never leave or forsake us.
I pray that you also know and draw strength from His love, constant presence, and abiding love and that HE will never leave or forsake you.
I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39, NIV)
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