HAVE we no promise that God will be with us in our difficulties? If anyone doubt it, he has but to recall the words of Paul in Hebrews 13, where he applies a promise to us which, without his guidance, we might have lacked boldness to appropriate. He says (verse 5): "Let your conversation (your course in life) be without covetousness (without desire to possess), and be content with such things as ye have, for He hath said, I WILL NEVER LEAVE THEE NOR FORSAKE THEE;" so that we may boldly say, "The Lord is my helper I will not fear what man shall do unto me." It has to be understood, of course, that the "we" and the "me" of these sayings are not of indiscriminate application. Paul wrote to "the saints and faithful brethren in Christ Jesus," such as know God, and have His love and fear indwelling with them and walk in the obedience of His commandments in the confidence and rejoicing of the hope.

ROBERT ROBERTS, The Ways of Providence, pages 37-38