The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” (Deuteronomy 31:8).
Our Father, as we end one year and prepare to begin another, we do not know what lies ahead. But our times are in Your sovereign, mighty, omnipotent hand. You are the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End (Revelation 22:13).
It is only in our mortal realm that we turn the calendar to a new year, but You, Ancient of Days, are immortal and not constricted by time. Nothing in the past, present, or future is hidden from Your eyes.
Help us to rest in the assurance that You are God, and that Your plans and purpose prevail. Help us to look to Your guiding hand in the midst of pandemic, war, death, natural disasters, and other dangers or threats we cannot foresee.
Our Lord Jesus described the stark reality of the world in which we live, ravaged by sin and its consequences— "In this world you will have trouble..." Yet, Lord, in the midst of that harsh reality, You give us hope and Your promise of peace, "In Me you may have peace...take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Thank You for the assurance that "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging" (Psalm 46:1-3).
Thank You for inviting us into Your shelter (Psalm 91:1). Help us to yield our lives to You, assured that just as with Your people in times past, You will go before us, You will be with us, You will never leave us nor forsake us. Help us to trust Your perfect will, confident that Your compassions never fail.
Take us forward Lord, into whatever the future holds, free from fear or discouragement, trusting Your hand of guidance, protection and love.
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