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If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.   Psalm 139:8-10

The most awesome privilege we have as daughters of the living God is to know that His Spirit is with us no matter where we go or what we do. He is there to lead, guide, protect, and provide. He is there to give wisdom in life situations.

That fact is easy for Christians to acknowledge mentally, but to understand that deeply, to be able to trust it, to rely on it in times of stress and danger—that takes the promises we find in scripture.

So here are a few to keep handy when you need the assurance that God is with you:

God goes in front of us to lead us. Isaiah 48:17  NLT

This is what the Lord says—
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is good for you
and leads you along the paths you should follow.

God is behind us. Isaiah 30:21  NLT

Your own ears will hear him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.

God is on our right. Psalm 121:5 NKJV

The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shade at your right hand.

God is on our left. Job 23:9a  KJV

On the left hand, where he doth work…

God’s wings are above us. Psalm 36:7  KJ21

 How excellent is Thy lovingkindness, O God! Therefore, the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Thy wings.

God is below us. Deuteronomy 33:27  NLT

The eternal God is your refuge,
and his everlasting arms are under you.

God is in us. 1 Corinthians 3:16  NLT

 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

When I think of all these amazing promises together, I can imagine that we are each in a bubble of divine protection, surrounded on all sides—and on the inside—by the presence of God. Let’s all say, Hallelujah!

“Dear Father, what a blessing it is to know that you are behind and before us, on our right and our left, above us and below us, and dwelling in us. We need never fear being alone. Help us never to take that for granted.”

 For His Glory

Cherie Harbridge Williams
TRBC Women’s Life