The Lord is With You

God was with the leaders or Kings while they sought to do His will. God blessed Abijah over Jeroboam and Asa over Zerah, the Ethiopian. Asa had ten years of no war because he cried out to the Lord. Jehoshaphat walked with the Lord and no war was made against him.

Azariah told Asa: "The Lord is with you, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of you; but if ye forsake Him, He will forsake you (15:2) Israel was without God for a long time but when they got in trouble they called upon God and He was there.

There are times in our lives when things are going smooth that we forget to pray and seek God's will. We think we are doing just fine handling things ourselves and then all of a sudden bad things happen. We may experience sickness, a job loss, financial problems or a number of other things come up to upset or change our lives. It is then we may cry out to God; "God where are you, Why did you turn away from me." Friend, let me tell you God did not turn away from you. It was you who turned away from Him. The good news is; He is still there. Call out to Him, Seek His will and He will be found. God tells us over and over He loves us, He wants to walk with us and bless us; yet, we want to continue on our own little way thinking we can handle it. NO, we can't handle it ourselves. Even to the breath we breathe we need Him.

It is easy to walk with God when we are in church or around fellow Christians. But.....do we walk with Him on our jobs, at home, or with people who are not Christians. We need God more then, we need to let our light shine brighter when we are out in the world. He is there where He has always been just seek Him.

I need thee, Oh, I need thee,
Every hour I need thee,
Oh, Bless me now my blessed Savior,
I come to thee.

May I ask God to walk with me and to be with me and to guide me in ALL that I do.