March 6, 2023 … Never Walk Alone! …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 65 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Hillsong Worship singing … Never Walk Alone … poignantly and powerfully singing of how we Christians never walk alone in life.  

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Highlight Passage: … Genesis 21:17 [NLT] … 

17 But God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “Hagar, what’s wrong? Do not be afraid! God has heard the boy crying as he lies there    

… God is there to provide for the needs of Hagar and her son in their time of need.       

Highlight Passage (Context): … Genesis 21:9-19 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

… In Hagar’s desperation God hears her baby’s cries and provides for their needs.  .                   

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Reference Passage: …  Psalms 116:1-2 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, in song, promises to bend down and hear the prayers of his faithful ones.           

Reference Passage: … Psalms 139:7 [NLT] …  

7 I can never escape from Your Spirit!  I can never get away from Your presence.    

… King David sings of never being able to get away from God’s presence. 

Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon shows that we can - and should - trust God as He lead us thru life, … not relying on our own understanding and perceptions.    

Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:20b [NLT] …  

 20 … And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”     

… Jesus’ promise to ALWAYS be with those He calls to serve Him.  

Reference Passage: … James 4:8a [NLT] …  

8 Come close to God, and God will come close to you. …      

… James exhorts fellow Christians to come close to God because He will ALWAYS be close to His faithful followers.         

                                                                                                            

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Anne Cetas… AT THIS LINK … writes of the desperation of a young mother who was abandoned by her husband  and feared that she would not be able to take care of her children alone.       

There are times when circumstances leave us like those experienced by Hagar In the highlight passage; … times when our reliance on God’s mercy and grace is called into question.  BUT, … if my readers believe as I do, relying on the truth of the Scriptures above and the reality shared in the linked song, we can KNOW that we NEVER WALK ALONE as God promises His Spirit to be with us ALWAYS, … leading us by trusting in His enabling grace to  protect and provide for our needs.  

That’s where I’m walking today … with my Lord.   How about you?                                           

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading me as I walk with You today, my Lord; and then onward down the road of my life every day.                         

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to walk with You, Lord, as You walk with us again today. …  Amen                 

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