Psalm 39, Life is short, prepare for HIM!

Psa 39:1-3, I WILL GUARD MY WAYS, Lest I sin with MY TONGUE; I WILL RESTRAIN MY MOUTH WITH A MUZZLE, While the wicked are before me.” I WAS MUTE WITH SILENCE, I HELD MY PEACE EVEN FROM GOOD; And my sorrow was STIRRED UP. MY HEART WAS HOT WITHIN ME; While I was musing, THE FIRE BURNED. THEN I SPOKE WITH MY TONGUE:

David guarded his mouth and restrained himself from sinning with his tongue! He knew it would only cause trouble if he spoke out! It burned within him and finally it came out!

Psa 39:4-5, “LORD, make me to know my end, And what is the measure of my days, That I may know how frail I am. Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my age is as nothing before You; Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor. Selah

Rather than lashing out against his enemies or the people around him he broke out in prayer! A WHILE BACK, I WAS UPSET AND I DECIDED NOT TO RESPOND TO THIS LADY, BUT SHE KEPT ON PUSHING MY BUTTONS! IT WAS LIKE A VOLCANO BLOWING UP WITHIN ME; I LASHED OUT IN ANGER, BUT IT ONLY CAUSE MORE TROUBLE AND DIVISION! 

Psa 90:12, SO TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM. 

What good comes out when you lash out to those that provoke you? Life is but a vapor where here one day and gone the next!  Rather than causing more division, David vented to the LORD! THIS IS TRUE WISDOM!

Psa 55:22, CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD, AND HE SHALL SUSTAIN YOU; HE SHALL NEVER PERMIT THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE MOVED.

Psa 39:6-7, SURELY EVERY MAN WALKS ABOUT LIKE A SHADOW; SURELY THEY BUSY THEMSELVES IN VAIN; HE HEAPS UP RICHES, AND DOES NOT KNOW WHO WILL GATHER THEM. “AND NOW, LORD, WHAT DO I WAIT FOR? MY HOPE IS IN YOU.

People spend their lives gathering more and more stuff for themselves, but when you time is up you go to the grave with nothing! DAVID’S HOPE WAS NOT FOR MORE RICHES, BUT TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD! GUARD YOUR MOUTH AND GUARD YOUR EYES FOR THIS WORLD ONLY OFFERS TROUBLE! SEEK TRUE RICHES IN THE LORD!

Psalm 38, in sickness and health!

TO BRING TO REMEMBRANCE, O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.

David felt that he was physically ill because of his sins, he felt the piercing pain which he called the LORDs arrows! HE DOESN’T DEAL WITH HIS SONS WITH JUDGEMENT, BUT AS A FATHER WHO PROPERLY CORRECTS HIS SON!

Pro 3:12, FOR WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE CORRECTS, JUST AS A FATHER THE SON IN WHOM HE DELIGHTS. 

For those fathers, we should never rebuke our children in our anger, but in love that they may understand their error!

Psa 38:3-5, There is NO SOUNDNESS IN MY FLESH Because of Your anger, NOR ANY HEALTH IN MY BONES BECAUSE OF MY SIN. For MY INIQUITIES have gone over my head; LIKE A HEAVY BURDEN THEY ARE TOO HEAVY FOR ME. MY WOUNDS ARE FOUL AND FESTERING BECAUSE OF MY FOOLISHNESS. 

David felt no health in his flesh nor bones and he attributed his pains to his sins! I LOVE THE HOW DAVID SPEAKS TO HIS FATHER! HE DOESN’T HIDE ANYTHING FROM HIM AND JUST TALKS TO THE LORD HOW HE FEELS! JESUS SAID TO ALL THOSE WHO ARE WEARY!

Mat 11:28, COME TO ME, ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 

Psa 38:18, FOR I WILL DECLARE MY INIQUITY; I WILL BE IN ANGUISH OVER MY SIN. 

THE LORD IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, IF WE CONFESS THEM! (1John 1:9)

Pro 28:13, He who covers his sins will not prosper, BUT WHOEVER CONFESSES AND FORSAKES THEM WILL HAVE MERCY. 

Psa 38:21-22, Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me! MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME, O LORD, MY SALVATION!

The title of this Psalm is “TO BRING TO REMEMBRANCE” Not that the LORD needs to be reminded, but in scripture, FOR GOD TO REMEMBER IS FOR HIM TO ACT! MAKE HASTE TO HELP ME O LORD, MY SALVATION! 

DAVID ALWAYS SOUGHT THE LORD, IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH, IN TRIALS AND GREAT JOY! THE LORD WAS THE STRENGTH OF HIS LIFE AND SO IT MUST BE FOR US! SEEK THE LORD DAILY!

Psalm 37, The Wicked and the JUST!

Psa 37:3, Trust in the LORD, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. 

It is because of the LORD that the land is able to provide food for all! YET we can also feed ourselves in the TRUTH OF HIS WORD! We have to Trust in HIM, prepare our hearts, seek the LORD, read HIS word and DO IT!

Ezr 7:10, FOR EZRA HAD PREPARED HIS HEART TO SEEK THE LAW OF THE LORD, AND TO DO IT, AND TO TEACH STATUTES AND ORDINANCES IN ISRAEL. 

Psa 37:4-5, DELIGHT YOURSELF ALSO IN THE LORD, AND HE SHALL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART. COMMIT YOUR WAY TO THE LORD, TRUST ALSO IN HIM, AND HE SHALL BRING IT TO PASS.

Delight, commit and Trust in the LORD and HE will give to you what you’ve desired! YET, WHAT WAS DESIRED WILL BE LIKE RAGS COMPARED TO WHAT HE HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM! BUT THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

1Co 2:9, But as it is written: “EYE HAS NOT SEEN, NOR EAR HEARD, NOR HAVE ENTERED INTO THE HEART OF MAN THE THINGS WHICH GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM.” 

Psa 37:23-24, THE STEPS OF A GOOD MAN ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD, And He delights in his way. THOUGH HE FALL, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.

It’s not “IF WE FALL”, we will have trials in this life, but the trials are meant to strengthen our faith in HIM; for HE upholds us!

Psa 37:25, I have been young, and now am old; YET I HAVE NOT SEEN THE RIGHTEOUS FORSAKEN, NOR HIS DESCENDANTS BEGGING BREAD.

Psa 37:28, For the LORD LOVES JUSTICE, And DOES NOT FORSAKE HIS SAINTS; They are preserved forever, BUT THE DESCENDANTS OF THE WICKED SHALL BE CUT OFF. 

Since the LORD is a righteous Judge, HE will not let the wicked go without punishment!

Pro 2:22, But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it. 

Time is short and HE is at the door! Seek HIM while HE can be found and do good! You wont regret it!

Psalm 36, the Evil and the Just!

Psa 36:1-2, … the transgression of the wicked: THERE IS NO FEAR OF GOD BEFORE HIS EYES. FOR HE FLATTERS HIMSELF IN HIS OWN EYES, WHEN HE FINDS OUT HIS INIQUITY AND WHEN HE HATES.

The wicked have no concept of sin, to them it’s just normal life! They lie, steal and cheat, yet in their eyes it’s not wrong as long as they don’t get caught!

Psa 36:3-4, The words of his mouth are WICKEDNESS AND DECEIT; He has ceased to be wise and to do good. HE DEVISES WICKEDNESS ON HIS BED; He sets himself in a way that is not good; He does not abhor evil

BUT THE LORD SEES AND HEARS ALL! ONE DAY, EVEN IDLE WORDS WILL NEED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR!

Mat 12:36, And I tell you this, YOU MUST GIVE AN ACCOUNT ON JUDGMENT DAY FOR EVERY IDLE WORD YOU SPEAK. 

The day of the LORD comes with wrath against the inhabitants of this world!

Isa 13:11, “I WILL PUNISH THE WORLD FOR ITS EVIL, AND THE WICKED FOR THEIR INIQUITY; I WILL HALT THE ARROGANCE OF THE PROUD, AND WILL LAY LOW THE HAUGHTINESS OF THE TERRIBLE. 

But the righteous who know their GOD say!

Psa 36:7-9, HOW PRECIOUS IS YOUR LOVINGKINDNESS, O GOD! THEREFORE THE CHILDREN OF MEN PUT THEIR TRUST UNDER THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS. THEY ARE ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED WITH THE FULLNESS OF YOUR HOUSE, AND YOU GIVE THEM DRINK FROM THE RIVER OF YOUR PLEASURES. FOR WITH YOU IS THE FOUNTAIN OF LIFE; IN YOUR LIGHT WE SEE LIGHT.

It’s just amazing in my eyes how the LORD can love people? We are all wretched and sinful, YET HE shows HIS love for us? Job said,

Job 7:17, “What is man, that You should exalt him, THAT YOU SHOULD SET YOUR HEART ON HIM, 

IT’S NOT ABOUT MAN, IT’S ABOUT THE LORD! FOR HE IS LOVE, HE IS RIGHTEOUS, HE IS JUST! EVIL MEN WILL GET THEIR JUST REWARD, BUT TO THOSE WHO KNOW THEIR GOD HE WILL SPEND ETERNITY IN HIS PRESENCE! HE IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD FOLLOW HIM, SEEK HIM AND PRAISE HIM!

Psalm 35, HIS way!

Psa 35:7, For WITHOUT CAUSE they have hidden their net for me in a pit, Which they have dug without cause for my life.

Like a hunter setting a trap for his pray; without a reason his enemies lie in wait for him to fall in their trap!

Psa 35:8, Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly, And let his net that he has hidden catch himself; Into that very destruction let him fall.

David know the LORD can change any situation! Remember Haman, built gallows on his own property to kill Mordecai!

Est 7:10, SO THEY HANGED HAMAN ON THE GALLOWS THAT HE HAD PREPARED FOR MORDECAI. Then the king’s wrath subsided. 

Psa 35:12, THEY REWARD ME EVIL FOR GOOD, TO THE SORROW OF MY SOUL. 

JESUS spoke gracious words to HIS people and performed many merciful miracles on the needy! HE made the blind see, and the deaf hear! HE called them friends YET, THEY CRIED OUT CRUCIFY HIM

Zec 13:6, AND ONE WILL SAY TO HIM, ‘WHAT ARE THESE WOUNDS BETWEEN YOUR ARMS?’ THEN HE WILL ANSWER, ‘THOSE WITH WHICH I WAS WOUNDED IN THE HOUSE OF MY FRIENDS.’ 

HE calls us friends yet, because of us HE was wounded, tortured and killed on a wooden cross at calvary!

Isa 53:5, BUT HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, HE WAS BRUISED FOR OUR INIQUITIES; THE CHASTISEMENT FOR OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM, AND BY HIS STRIPES WE ARE HEALED. 

Psa 35:13-14, But as for me, WHEN THEY WERE SICK, My clothing was sackcloth; I HUMBLED MYSELF WITH FASTING; …. I PACED ABOUT AS THOUGH HE WERE MY FRIEND OR BROTHER; I BOWED DOWN HEAVILY, AS ONE WHO MOURNS FOR HIS MOTHER.

JESUS said, to love our enemies, do good to does that hurt you and pray for them (Matt 5:44)!

Pro 25:21-22, If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; For so you will heap coals of fire on his head, And the LORD will reward you.

HIS way is not the worlds way, but we follow HIM! Seek the LORD and do good!

Psalm 34, the LORD is good!

Psa 34:1-2, …I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the LORD; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

The LORD was always in David’s mind! Whatever David did he was always giving thanks to the LORD! SO MUST WE!

Col 3:17, AND WHATEVER YOU DO IN WORD OR DEED, DO ALL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS, GIVING THANKS TO GOD THE FATHER THROUGH HIM. 

Psa 34:3-4, OH, MAGNIFY THE LORD WITH ME, AND LET US EXALT HIS NAME TOGETHER. I SOUGHT THE LORD, AND HE HEARD ME, AND DELIVERED ME FROM ALL MY FEARS.

David constantly sought the LORD for he was pursued by Saul who wanted to kill him! THE LORD HEARD HIS CRY FOR HELP

Psa 34:15, THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE ON THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ARE OPEN TO THEIR CRY. 

Righteous doesn’t mean perfect for all men have sinned! BEING RIGHTEOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD IS CONSTANTLY SEEKING THE LORD AND HUMBLING YOURSELF BEFORE HIM! TEACHING OTHERS REGARDING THE LORD AND DOING WHAT HE HAS GIVEN YOU TO DO! RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WISDOM AND THE WISE SHALL SHINE LIKE STARS ABOVE!

Dan 12:3, Those who are WISE SHALL SHINE Like the brightness of the firmament, AND THOSE WHO TURN MANY TO RIGHTEOUSNESS LIKE THE STARS FOREVER AND EVER. 

Psa 34:17-19, THE RIGHTEOUS CRY OUT, AND THE LORD HEARS, AND DELIVERS THEM OUT OF ALL THEIR TROUBLES. The LORD is near to those who have a BROKEN HEART, And saves such as have a CONTRITE SPIRIT. MANY ARE THE AFFLICTIONS OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BUT THE LORD DELIVERS HIM OUT OF THEM ALL.

Cry out to the LORD all you people; seek HIS face for that is true wisdom! HE is our refuge and strength in times of trouble! THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE HEARS OUR CRY! HE IS GOOD AND BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO KNOWS HIM!

Psa 34:8, OH, TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD; BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS IN HIM! 

Psalm 33, HE is worthy to be praised!

Psa 33:1-3, Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! FOR PRAISE FROM THE UPRIGHT IS BEAUTIFUL. Praise the LORD with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.

I’ve been in many worship services where the praise for HIM overwhelmed me! Can you imagine worship in heaven? Wow!

Rev 19:6-7, AND I HEARD, as it were, THE VOICE OF A GREAT MULTITUDE, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “ALLELUIA! FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNS! LET US BE GLAD AND REJOICE AND GIVE HIM GLORY, FOR THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB HAS COME, AND HIS WIFE HAS MADE HERSELF READY.”

Psa 33:6, 8-9, BY THE WORD OF THE LORD THE HEAVENS WERE MADE, AND ALL THE HOST OF THEM BY THE BREATH OF HIS MOUTH…LET ALL THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD STAND IN AWE OF HIM. FOR HE SPOKE, AND IT WAS DONE; HE COMMANDED, AND IT STOOD FAST.

By just HIS word, the breath of HIS mouth HE created everything! WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD? HE IS WORTHY TO BE PRIASED!

Isa 46:9, … FOR I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NO OTHER; I AM GOD, AND THERE IS NONE LIKE ME, 

Rev 4:11, “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.” 

One day we will stand before the KING and we will be surprised when we see HIM! FOR I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL STILL HAVE THE SCARS AND THE MARKS THAT WE GAVE HIM, BECAUSE OF OUR SINS!

Rev 5:6, AND I LOOKED, AND BEHOLD, IN THE MIDST OF THE THRONE and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, STOOD A LAMB AS THOUGH IT HAD BEEN SLAIN,…

ALWAYS REMEMBER, IT WASN’T THE NAILS THAT HELD HIM ON THE CROSS; IT WAS HIS LOVE FOR YOU”!  GIVE HIM PRAISE YOU HIS PEOPLE FOR HE IS WORTHY!

Psalm 32, Being forgiven!

Psa 32:1-2, …BLESSED IS HE WHOSE TRANSGRESSION IS FORGIVEN, WHOSE SIN IS COVERED. BLESSED IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD DOES NOT IMPUTE INIQUITY, AND IN WHOSE SPIRIT THERE IS NO DECEIT.

Mans greatest need, even though many don’t know it, is to be forgiven from their sins! Remember when JESUS healed the Paralytic man!

Luk 5:20, When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN YOU.” 

Did the paralytic man arise? NO, JESUS SAW HIS GREATEST NEED WAS TO BE FORGIVEN NOT MADE WELL!

Luk 5:24, BUT THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE SON OF MAN HAS POWER ON EARTH TO FORGIVE SINS”—He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I SAY TO YOU, ARISE, TAKE UP YOUR BED, AND GO TO YOUR HOUSE.” 

Men only see the external and are completely blind to the internal man! Being made well is indeed a true blessing, but without the forgiveness of sin it is hopeless!

Isa 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW; THOUGH THEY ARE RED LIKE CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BE AS WOOL.

Psa 32:5, I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah 

Once forgiven are we then perfect? NO, were still sinners! Don’t try to hide your sins for HE sees all and knows all! Confess them!

1Jn 1:9-10, IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US OUR SINS AND TO CLEANSE US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. IF WE SAY THAT WE HAVE NOT SINNED, WE MAKE HIM A LIAR, AND HIS WORD IS NOT IN US.

I’m a sinner saved by HIS grace, not that I deserve it, but because I took hold of HIS gift!

Psa 32:6, For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him.

There is a storm of judgement coming to the earth, don’t be part of that! Seek the LORD now while HE may be found and confess your sins! HE IS ALWAYS LISTENING! 

Psalm 31, HE is faithful!

Psa 31:1, …In You, O LORD, I PUT MY TRUST; LET ME NEVER BE ASHAMED; Deliver me in Your righteousness. 

Because of your faith many people will mock you in times of trouble; ISN’T HE A CHRISTIAN, WHERE IS THE GOD WHO HE TRUSTED IN? He believes in GOD, yet he can’t find work, he can’t support his own family! Even JESUS on the cross was mocked!

Mat 27:43, HE TRUSTED IN GOD; LET HIM DELIVER HIM NOW if He will have Him; FOR HE SAID, ‘I AM THE SON OF GOD.’ ” 

Psa 31:2-3, Bow down Your ear to me, DELIVER ME SPEEDILY; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to SAVE ME. For You are my rock and my fortress; THEREFORE, FOR YOUR NAME’S SAKE, Lead me and guide me.

LORD, as they mock me they also mock YOU; FOR THE HONOR OF YOUR NAME save me!

When I was laid off from work, I remember my family telling me, “you still don’t have a job”!  I told them “IN HIS TIME THE LORD WILL PROVIDE”! They turned away and laughed, YET MY FAITHFUL AND AWESOME GOD DID OPEN DOORS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!  ALL GLORY TO HIM FOR HE IS FAITHFUL!

Deu 7:9, “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, THE FAITHFUL GOD WHO KEEPS COVENANT AND MERCY FOR A THOUSAND GENERATIONS WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS; 

Do you know that HE honors HIS promises, and YOUR FAITH IN HIM?

Heb 11:6, But without FAITH it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Psa 31:23-24, Oh, LOVE THE LORD, ALL YOU HIS SAINTS! FOR THE LORD PRESERVES THE FAITHFUL, And fully repays the proud person. BE OF GOOD COURAGE, AND HE SHALL STRENGTHEN YOUR HEART, ALL YOU WHO HOPE IN THE LORD.

IN TIMES OF TROUBLE AND IN TIMES OF JOY STAND ON THE SOLID GROUND OF HIS WORD! FOR HE IS NOT A MAN THAT HE SHOULD LIE! SEEK AND HAVE FAITH IN HIM FOR HE IS FAITHFUL TO THOSE THAT LOVE HIM!

Psalm 30, Riches and Prosperity!

Psa 30:1, I WILL EXTOL YOU, O LORD, FOR YOU HAVE LIFTED ME UP, AND HAVE NOT LET MY FOES REJOICE OVER ME. 

The title of this Psalm is “A PSALM. A SONG AT THE DEDICATION OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID.”.

Most people when they buy or build a home would say, “Look what I’ve done”, but David gives all the honor to GOD! YOU HAVE LIFTED ME UP! In contrast, Nebuchadnezzar said.

Dan 4:30, The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, THAT I HAVE BUILT for a royal dwelling BY MY MIGHTY POWER AND FOR THE HONOR OF MY MAJESTY?” 

After every accomplishment give GOD the glory that is due; for your intelligence and abilities was given to you by the LORD!

Psa 75:6-7, For exaltation comes neither from the east Nor from the west nor from the south. BUT GOD IS THE JUDGE: HE PUTS DOWN ONE, AND EXALTS ANOTHER.

Psa 30:6-7, NOW IN MY PROSPERITY I SAID, “I SHALL NEVER BE MOVED.” LORD, by YOUR FAVOR YOU HAVE MADE MY MOUNTAIN STAND STRONG; YOU HID YOUR FACE, AND I WAS TROUBLED.

In David’s prosperity HE SAID IN HIS HEART “I SHALL NOT BE MOVED”, YET he quickly realized that it was the LORD that gave him strength! When the LORD hid HIS presence from David, HE ONLY FOUND TROUBLE!

Pro 11:28, HE WHO TRUSTS IN HIS RICHES WILL FALL, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH LIKE FOLIAGE. 

1Ti 6:17, COMMAND THOSE WHO ARE RICH IN THIS PRESENT AGE NOT TO BE HAUGHTY, NOR TO TRUST IN UNCERTAIN RICHES BUT IN THE LIVING GOD, WHO GIVES US RICHLY ALL THINGS TO ENJOY. 

Psa 30:12, TO THE END THAT MY GLORY MAY SING PRAISE TO YOU AND NOT BE SILENT. O LORD MY GOD, I WILL GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOREVER. 

Money is a useful tool, but never place your trust in riches; for the love of money is the root of all kinds of evils! PLACE YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD FOR HE IS ALWAYS WITH YOU!

Heb 13:5, … BE CONTENT WITH SUCH THINGS AS YOU HAVE. FOR HE HIMSELF HAS SAID, “I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.”