July 1
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
GOD WITH US
"God shall be with you" Gen. 48:21
Good old Jacob could no more be with Joseph, for his hour had come to
die: but he left his son without anxiety, for he said with confidence,
"God shall be with you." When our dearest relations, or our most
helpful friends, are called home by death, we must console ourselves
with the reflection that the Lord is not departed from us, but lives
for us, and abides with us for ever.
If God be with us, we are in ennobling company, even though we are poor
and despised. If God be with us, we have all-sufficient strength, for
nothing can be too hard for the Lord. If God be with us, we are always
safe, for none can harm those who walk under His shadow. Oh, what a joy
we have here! Not only is God with us, but He will be with us. With us
as individuals; with us as families; with us as churches. Is not the
very name of Jesus, Immanuel -- God with us? Is not this the best of
all, that God is with us? Let us be bravely diligent, and joyously
hopeful. Our cause must prosper, the truth must win, for the Lord is
with those who are with Him.
All this day may this sweet word be enjoyed by every believer who turns
to "Faith's Check Book." No greater happiness is possible.