LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS

“Lo, I Am with you always, even unto the end of the world”

Matthew 28:20

After 16 years in Africa, the missionary-explorer, David Livingstone returned to his native Scotland and was asked to speak at the University of Glasgow. A hush crept over the students who listened to this man, realizing he was no ordinary person. “Shall I tell you what sustained me amidst trials and loneliness of my life?” he asked. “It was a promise, the promise of a gentleman of the most sacred honor; “Lo, I Am with you always, even unto the end of the world” (Matthew 28:20).

At Livingstone’s death, beside his bed, a small, well-worn New Testament was found open at Matthew 28, and beside verse 20, was this notation: “The Word of a Gentleman.”

You may be thinking it is alright for someone like David Livingstone to have that firm conviction, but what about me? Can I have the same confidence? In the New Testament, you learn that Jesus made the promise, which David Livingstone personalized, to His disciples. The question is, “Can I, as just an ordinary person, believe this?” The answer is an unqualified, “Yes!”

There’s still a big question. Why don’t I feel His presence? There are some things which must be taken by faith. If this great promise is the Word of a Gentleman, as Livingstone puts it, you don’t have to depend upon feelings; you can take it as a fact.

The fact is, that promise has your name attached to it. With that confidence, you can face the battles of life and be assured He will never desert you in the heat of battle.

God Bless YOU..

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