At the heart of Psalm 23 is that phrase in the very middle: “You are with me.” This simple word of trust is the faithful response to God’s most basic promise: “I am with you.” It is between these two dynamics, God’s promise “I am with you”, and our response of faith “You are with me” that the currents of life ebb and flow.Do you hear God’s promise? Do you trust him? Jesus: “I will never leave nor forsake you.” By faith, can you say with Psalm 23, “You are with me?"

Scripture References: Psalms 23:1-6, Philippians 4:19, Revelation 19:6-9

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From Series: "On the Road"

The Bible begins with a journey. “By faith Abraham…set out for a place that he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tent…he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.” (Hebrews 11:8–10, CSB)Abraham never found the place for which his heart longed and his soul yearned while he was alive.Life is a journey. Each oasis we find in the desert ultimately fails to satisfy. We live in tents…but the city we desire remains just out of reach.We’ll going to look at the Psalms in order to investigate what we need to reach that city.