God is With You!

The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”

As a new year begins, many might be wondering what is in store for them. Others are hoping for a return to what was.  These words spoken by the prophet Zephaniah encourage us not to look back or wonder helplessly about the future but to look forward with certain anticipation of God’s perfect plan for us. God’s plan assures us of his Presence, his delight, and his joy.  We can be certain that no matter what transpires in this New Year, he is with us.

God is with you, as “a friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24b).

God delights in you as he waits to claim you as his future bride ((Isaiah 62:4b).

God rejoices over you with singing as a loving parent cradles and sings over a child, he loves.

(Isaiah 66:13)

As God rejoices in us, we can rejoice in him knowing that we are no longer under any condemnation but are reconciled to Him through the death of his Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  And we can give thanks and be glad as we face the future in the knowledge that our God is good, and his mercy endures forever (Psalm 118:1).

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for your ever-loving Presence in my life. Thank you for the assurance of your protection over me. I commit this New Year to you. Guide me Holy Spirit and teach me to abide in you. AMEN!