Let your lives be without love of money, and be content with the things you have. For He has said: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” Show
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Hebrews 13:5Share Share https://www.bible.com/bible/1171/HEB.13.5.MEV Read Full Chapter Compare All Versions: Hebrews 13:5 Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Hebrews 13:5Lonely? You Can Change That Healing Your Spirit Spiritual Renewal A Reflection For Men He That Believeth On Me From Insomnia to Peaceful Sleep Belonging to God and Each Other God Wants to Meet You Even in the Dark God Said, Live! The God of Comfort Faith, Hope and Love - Corrie ten Boom A Journey Through Grief Overcoming Anorexia I'm Confident Love Life Again - Finding Joy When Life Is Hard Overcoming Fear You Are Loved Have Faith in God How You Can Defeat the Giant of Fear Surrender Control and Receive God’s Love Love and Marriage The Luckiest Man 5 Things You Can Count On From God Jesus Walks—Are You coming? Jesus Is Greater Series #9 UNCOMMEN: Fear Not Overcoming Insomnia When I begin to think of who God is and his character, one of the most endearing parts of God’s character is his faithfulness. If there is a verse that sums up God’s faithfulness and commitment to you it is this one. This happens to be one of my favorite verses in the entire Bible. When you understand the truth that is expressed in this verse it will become clear why you should be encouraged that God will never leave or forsake you. I don’t usually state a goal for an article within the article but I am going to do that today. I want to help you walk away encouraged because you understand that you have a God that will stand with you both now and throughout all eternity. What Does it Mean That God Will Never Leave Nor Forsake You?Let’s begin by defining these words. The Greek word for 'leave' is “aniémi” and this is what this word means: to send back, let go, relax, loosen, give up, or desist from. The word for 'forsake' is egkataleipó (please don’t ask me how to pronounce it) and look at what it means: to leave behind, to abandon, or to desert. When you really understand those two words you will see why you should be encouraged that God will never leave you or forsake you. Let me put it together for you. God is saying that I will never send you back, let go of you, relax my hold on you, loosen my grip on you, give up on you, or desist from being around you. He is also saying that I will never leave you behind, abandon you, or desert you. If this does not encourage you or give you a greater understanding of God’s faithfulness and commitment to you then I don’t know what will. You can have full confidence that God is with you and will always be with you. There is a song I love called Faithful to the End by Paul & Hannah Mcclure. Here is one portion of the lyrics to the song. There wasn't a day that you weren't by my side I would encourage you to listen to that song but more importantly, you need to let this truth that God will never leave you or forsake you burn deep in your heart. Hold on to this truth and never let it go. What Should Your Response Be to I Will Never Leave You in Hebrews 13:5?How should you respond to such a complete and wonderful promise? I want to give you 3 ways to consider. 1. Respond with Confidence “Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6 “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:19 “To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” – Jude 1:24 “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.” – John 10:27-28 When you look at the promises of these scriptures the reason you can be confident is because of the one who is doing the work. God carries out the work. He protects and provides. He carries you to the end. He keeps you in his hand and presence forever. The hope and the confidence of the promise is the God who made it. It does not depend on you. Salvation did not begin with your own merit and it will not end that way either. God provided the way. God sustains the way. God will keep you in the way. This is your confidence. This is the promise God made when he said he will never leave you or forsake you. 2. Respond with Thankfulness -When you are afraid…God will never leave you or forsake you. -When you feel alone…God will never leave you or forsake you. -When you face trials and hardships…God will never leave you or forsake you. -When you lose loved ones…God will never leave you or forsake you. -When things go well and blessings are flowing…God will never leave you or forsake you. -When everyone deserts you…God will never leave you or forsake you -When you take your final breath and die…God will never leave you or forsake you. I hope you see why this truth is so powerful and should lead you to be thankful. When you look back over your life, I am sure all you will see is a pattern of God’s faithfulness poured out over and over again. Sometimes when you may have deserved it but most times when you didn’t. This is a reason to be thankful both now and forevermore. God will never leave you or forsake you and that one benefit alone should cause gratitude to spring up in your heart. 3. Respond with Worship I don’t know if it is possible to think about the faithfulness of God in your life and it not lead you to worship him. Even more so when you think of who he is compared to who we are. There should always be a song of worship flowing out of our hearts to the Lord. Just as he has said he will never leave us or forsake us, we should never stop offering worship because who he is will never change. I pray that as God allows this promise to sink deep into your heart that from that same heart genuine, pure worship will flow back to the God who truly deserves it. I started this article with a goal to help you understand why you should be encouraged that God will never leave you or forsake you. Only you can determine if I have achieved that goal or not. Regardless of whether I did or not this truth still remains. God has got a genuine hold on you and he will not let you go. To reiterate the point I want the last words of this article to not be my own but his. I told you before that Hebrews 13:5 was one of my favorite verses. I love it most in the Amplified version. As I close this article read this verse a few times and meditate on the truth of it. If it didn’t lift your spirit before I believe it will do it now.
Further Reading "I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You" Meaning of God's Promise for Your Life Will God Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us? Photo credit: Unsplash/Christopher Sardegna This article is part of our larger resource library of popular Bible verse phrases and quotes. We want to provide easy to read articles that answer your questions about the meaning, origin, and history of specific verses within Scripture's context. It is our hope that these will help you better understand the meaning and purpose of God's Word in relation to your life today. What does Hebrews 13 verse 5 mean?The point of Hebrews 13:5–6 is that the Lord will provide all that we need for a life founded on faith. Of course, plenty of faithful believers have experienced severe financial hardship, and many have even died from exposure, thirst, hunger, disease, and worse. They died that way through faith, not for a lack of it.
Where in the Bible does it say God will never leave you nor forsake you?Deuteronomy 31:8
8 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.”
What is the message of Hebrews 13?Today, God's people are called to join Christ outside the city gate, to bear the disgrace that he bore (v. 13). We are called to become outsiders ourselves, leaving our own desires and loves and comforts to walk outside of the walls in our lives to love all of God's people.
Who wrote Hebrews 13 5?Hebrews 13 is the thirteenth (and the last) chapter of the Epistle to the Hebrews in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The author is anonymous, although the internal reference to "our brother Timothy" (Hebrews 13:23), caused a traditional attribution to Paul.
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