Have you ever noticed that certain scriptures fit together, or are perfect parallels? And when you stumble upon these verses, they become newfound treasures to your soul.
Take Psalm 27:9 and Hebrews 13:5 for instance. The psalmist-king David is praying, "Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation." (Ps. 27:9) I read over this verse slowly, trying to absorb the truths presented here when my heart caught onto the last half of the verse. It reminded me of a precious promise--an answer to this prayer, if you will--found in Hebrews 13. "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." (Heb. 13:5) See how these two verses answer to each other? David prays that he wouldn't be left or forsaken of by God. Imagine a day without the presence of God in your life--it would be horrible, right? Just knowing He is there is a tremendous comfort on the hardest days. Then notice, it's almost like God's answer to David's prayer in Hebrews 13:5b, but He adds a word. Never. "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." We pray, and He answers us with one of the most precious promises imaginable. He will never leave us or forsake us. We don't have to know a single day without His presence. Isn't that amazing? "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto Him be glory. . ." (Ephesians 3:20-21a)
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