Transitions
How can we face transitions with confidence?
Each of us faces transition points in life. Transitions often bring much pain, create anxiety, and disrupt our lives. They also present new challenges and opportunities for growth.
In Deuteronomy 31, Moses comes to the end of his life. Israel gathers at the Jordan River ready to enter the Promised Land. God taps Joshua as Moses’ successor. Truly a time of transition. Joshua may have felt overwhelmed by the new responsibilities. But Moses gives these reassuring words: “The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
God comes to each of us in our transitions. His Son moved from heaven to earth as a human being, began His ministry with His baptism in the Jordan, set His face toward Jerusalem, and went willingly from Gethsemane to Calvary. He faced each transition with confidence and made the transition from death to life to demonstrate his victory over sin. That saving and helping God now says to us, in the midst of our transition anxiety: “The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31 : 8
The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.
(Stops & Steps 1056 31VIII2009)