I’ll Go With You

Who did Ruth want to go with?

Ruth wanted to cling to her mother-in-law Naomi. She was so determined to go with her that she pleaded “Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: where thou diest, will. I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me” (Ruth 1:16-17).

As Ruth showed devotion to her mother-in-law, we should show the same to Christ!

Did Moses want to go with God?

God appeared before Moses at the burning bush, and revealed His plan for him. Moses was to lead the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

Moses was not very anxious to complete this task at first. He began to question God, asked God to get somebody else, and even offer excuses to get out of doing this task.

In the end, God convinced him by promising to go with him, and even allowing his brother Aaron to accompany them (Exodus 3, 4).

Does God promise to be with us?

Many writers of both the Old and New Testaments agree that we cannot escape the presence of God. Wherever we go, He is there: what a comforting thought! The Hebrew writer quoted the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 31:6, 8; Joshua 1:5) when God said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5).

Did David recognize God’s presence?

David wrote many of the Psalms telling of how God was with him. In Psalm 23, David tells how God was with him to lead him, guide him, provide for him, protect him, and comfort him. Not only did David know God was with him, but also expressed desire to be with God in His presence.

Was there a time in which we were without God?

Certainly! Paul said, “At that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ” (Ephesians 2:12-13).

Thanks to Christ’s blood, we can be with Him again!

Can we know we are with God?

Sure! We must study the Bible, learn it, obey it, and live it! Sadly, many do not part or all of these instructions. Yet, we are asked “Can two walk together, unless they are agreed (Amos 3:3)?”

Are we in agreement with God?  Have you accepted salvation in Christ?