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17 Bible Verses About God Being With Us in Hard Times

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  • Deuteronomy 31:8 and Joshua 1:9 give the promise to Joshua as Moses steps down and the nations of the land are still to be faced.
  • Psalm 46 names two kinds of trouble, the earth and sea in upheaval and nations in uproar, and answers both with “God is our refuge and strength.”
  • Isaiah 43:2 promises God’s presence in floods and fire, and verse 14 of the chapter names Babylon as the power God will bring down.
  • Matthew 28:20 is spoken by the risen Jesus to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee, some of whom doubted.
  • Lamentations 3:22-23 comes from a book mourning a deserted city, and verse 24 answers with waiting: “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.”

The Bible says God is with his people in hard times, a promise he makes again and again: “I will be with you.” The promise is made to people already in hard times or about to enter them. Moses gives it to Joshua (Deuteronomy 31:8), and Jesus gives it to his disciples in the last verse of Matthew (Matthew 28:20). Isaiah 43:2 speaks of waters and fire to be passed through, and Jesus tells his disciples, “In this world you…

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Scripture quotations are from the New International Version.

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