God keeps His promises.

Psalm 37:23 KJV 1900

23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: And he delighteth in his way.

Psalm 37:23 NLT

23 The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.

God sets a distinction between

++Right and Wrong

Matthew 7:13–14 KJV 1900

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

God sets a distinction between

Right and Wrong

++Good and Evil

Luke 6:45 KJV 1900

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

God sets a distinction between

Right and Wrong

Good and Evil

++The ways of the godly

Psalm 1:3 KJV 1900

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

God sets a distinction between

Right and Wrong

Good and Evil

The ways of the godly

++The path of the ungodly

Psalm 1:4–5 KJV 1900

4 The ungodly are not so: But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Question of the Day:

Where is God?

Job 23:3 KJV 1900

3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

God

++Is above all

Isaiah 6:1 KJV 1900

1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

God

Is above all

++Observes all

Proverbs 15:3 KJV 1900

3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Beholding the evil and the good.

Amos 9:8 KJV 1900

8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, And I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; Saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.

1 Peter 3:12 KJV 1900

12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

God

Is above all

Observes all

++Directs all

Proverbs 3:5–6 KJV 1900

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.

How does God show he is with us?

God leads us

++Through People

Ephesians 4:11–12 KJV 1900

11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

God leads us

Through People

++Through Circumstances

Deuteronomy 8:2–4 KJV 1900

2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

God leads

Through People

Through Circumstances

++By the Hand

Hebrews 8:8–9 KJV 1900

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

The Hand

++Direction

++Correction

++Blessing

++The most basic type of leading

God leads

Through People

Through Circumstances

By the Hand

++By a word of Promise

Hebrews 13:5 KJV 1900

5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

We must know

++God is here

++He will never leave

++God keeps his promises

Hebrews 13:6 KJV 1900

6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Knowing a promise keeping God

++Will change us

++Will change what we say

++Will change our attitude

Knowing He is with us

++The essence of faith

Hebrews 11:6 KJV 1900

6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Knowing He is with us

The essence of faith

++Is our confidence

Hebrews 3:14 KJV 1900

14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

Pray about It

God, thank You for this reminder that You are always with me even if I can’t see You or feel You. Help me to remember that You are surrounding me and keeping me safe. Amen.