“For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name's sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.” 1 Samuel 12:22 (ESV)
This is a word of encouragement spoken by the prophet Samuel himself to God’s people, the people of Israel. They were God’s chosen people in the Old Testament days. God thought of them as His own because it had been His idea and He was pleased to think of them that way. God has a people today He calls His own. They are those who have accepted His Son, Jesus Christ as their Savior. The words of Samuel apply to us today and God has promised to always be with us. He promises to never forsake, abandon, or reject His people. When we make mistakes and we ask His forgiveness He forgives. He has promised to care for us and He will keep His word on account of His great name. God cannot go against His own promises and for the sake of who He is and for the sake of His Name, the promises will be kept. We will never be forsaken.
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