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A Bright Promise

‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ (Heb.13:5)

The frequency of the promise of God’s unfailing presence is very marked in god’s Word.

I. The Promiser of this promise—Jehovah (Gen. 28:15)

II. The ground of this promise—covenant (Deut. 4:31)

III. The power of this promise in conflict (Deut. 31:6)

IV. The suitability of this promise for special work (Deut. 31:8)

V. The certainty of this promise (Joshua 1:5)

VI. The reason of the fulfillment of this promise (1 Sam. 12:22)

VII. The stimulus of this promise (1 Chron. 28:20)

VIII. The condition to be fulfilled to know the truth of this promise (1 Kings 6:12~13)

IX. The presentness, perfectness, and perpetuity of this promise (Ps. 37:28~33)

X. This promise is valid, although saints may not always realize it (Ps. 94:14)

XI. The class of people that appreciate this promise (Isa. 41:17)

XII. The immutability of this promise (Heb. 13:5~6)

──F.E. Marsh