February 9

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” — Heb 13:5 BSB

There’s a striking verse in the book of Ecclesiasticus: "Look at the generations of old and see: Did anyone ever trust in the Lord and was put to shame? Or did anyone ever remain faithful to Him and was forsaken? Or whom did He ever despise who called upon Him?"

God has promised never to leave us or forsake us.

The word "never" is emphatic. It applies to every situation and circumstance. God will never, ever forsake us. Even the closest human relationships aren’t completely reliable—sometimes, even a mother may forsake her child. But God’s love never fails.

Every believer in Christ has a secure place in the heart of the Redeemer.

"While we journey on alone,
We may only see the heavy stone:
We don’t see the loving hand
That moves before us as we stand,
Which rebukes our faithless fear,
And rolls away the stone so near."