Luis

“I will always be with you”—“nor forsake you.” The force
of that promise is, “Being with you, I will never let you
work alone. I will help you. I will not desert you as to My
Presence and I will not desert y
ou as to My succor. I will be
with you and I will help you in all that you have to
do.” This is a double promise and it is doubly sweet!
Besides that,
this promise wards off from us the most terri
ble calamity that could possibly occur to us
. It may help to
make this promise increasingly precious to us if we think for a
minute what would become of
us if God did leave us or
forsake us. Then, indeed, might the heavens be hung with bl
ackness and the light of the sun be put out forever if God
should leave us! The straight road to
Hell would be open before us and we shoul
d soon be going there if we were forsaken
of God. It would have been far better to
never have been born, or never to have
known the way of life at all than, after
all, to be deserted of God and be left to perish! Thank God
that can never be the portion of
anyone who has truly trusted
in Him.
Recollect also that,
if He had not been God, He w
ould have forsaken us long ago
. Our patience with our fellow crea-
tures holds out but a very little while. But it is because G
od is God and, therefore, changes not, that we are not con-
sumed. Have you not done a t
housand times enough to have made Him forsake
you if He were like the
sons of men? I con-
fess sorrowfully that I know I have. And if He could turn
from His eternal purpose, and if His everlasting love could
change, then surely He would long ago have cast my poor soul
far away from His Presence, to receive its well-deserved
punishment! Is it not a blessed thing to think that the very th
ing that is most to be feared by any man can never happen to
a Believer, for God has said, “I will neve
r leave you, nor forsake you”? You well de
serve to be forsaken
of God, but He
will never leave you! He will deal with yo
u in the way of Grace, and not of Justice.
If He left you, you would utterly pe-
rish, but He will not and cannot do so
—you are too dear to Him for His he
art to ever turn away from you.”
― Spurgeon C.H.

“If your Lord calls you to suffering, do not be dismayed, for He will provide a deeper portion of Christ in your suffering. The softest pillow will be placed under your head though you must set your bare feet among thorns. Do not be afraid at suffering for Christ, for He has a sweet peace for a sufferer. God has called you to Christ's side, and if the wind is now in His face, you cannot expect to rest on the sheltered side of the hill. You cannot be above your Master who received many an innocent stroke. The greatest temptation out of hell is to live without trials. A pool of standing water will turn stagnant. Faith grows more with the sharp winter storm in its face. Grace withers without adversity. You cannot sneak quietly into heaven without a cross. Crosses form us into His image. They cut away the pieces of our corruption. Lord cut, carve, wound; Lord do anything to perfect Your image in us and make us fit for glory! We need winnowing before we enter the kingdom of God. O what I owe to the file, hammer, and furnace! Why should I be surprised at the plough that makes such deep furrows in my soul? Whatever direction the wind blows, it will blow us to the Lord. His hand will direct us safely to the heavenly shore to find the weight of eternal glory. As we look back to our pains and suffering, we shall see that suffering is not worthy to be compared to our first night's welcome home in heaven. If we could smell of heaven and our country above, our crosses would not bite us. Lay all your loads by faith on Christ, ease yourself, and let Him bear all. He can, He does, and He will bear you. Whether God comes with a rod or a crown, He comes with Himself. "Have courage, I am your salvation!" Welcome, welcome Jesus!”
― Samuel Rutherford

“It is a blessed lesson for us to learn that we are entirely dependent upon God for all things, but especially for spiritual things. You will not pray unless He gives you the Spirit of supplication. You will have no tenderness of heart unless He works repentance in you. You will have no more faith unless faith is constantly bestowed by God.”
― Charles Spurgeon

“God dealt with our whole situation on the cross; there is nothing left for you to settle. Just say to Him, "Lord, I cannot forgive and I will no longer try to do it; but I trust that You in me will do it. I can't forgive and love; but I trust that You will forgive and love in my place and that You will do these things in me.”
― Corrie ten Boom