Hey, good morning, everyone. Welcome to another morning devotion with Brother Mark, where we are walking together on our walk with Christ. Today is September the 17th, 2024. Well, today, you know, It's such a blessing, I'm gonna talk to you about, it's such a blessing when someone knows God and knows His word. Today I was visiting someone in a hospital and they had a malignancy in their pelvis, they had a broken pelvis and they were laying flat on their back and just talking to them and they said, you know, the one thing that is good, is what we know the promise of God is. It's Hebrews 13, 5. Let your conversation be without covetousness and be with contentment with such things as you have. For he saith, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. And so this person who is laying in the bed in difficult situations and just kind of waiting on the doctor says, you know, one thing I know is that the Lord will never leave me. And you know, it's not often when you go to the hospital and you're talking to someone that's in a difficult situation where they begin talking to you about the sovereignty of God and the providence of God, where they understand that God's hand is with them in their circumstances. And, um, they know that they're there because God has chosen for them to be there. And so, you know, it's always a blessing when you can talk to someone like that who understands the hand of God is with them, who understands it's within God's power to heal them. But also they understand that God is going to be with them no matter where this pathway takes them. So it's always a blessing when you can share with someone about their situation. And then the other thing I told them, I was like, because you know that about your circumstances, the providence of God, that God is in control of all of his creation, then you know that God chose these circumstances for you from before the foundation of the world. And he has chosen that person to be in those circumstances. because he knows the strength that they have, and he knows that he's gonna be with them, and that's where a scripture like, that will keep them in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee. Even though you're facing difficult circumstances, you know the providence of God is in control of them, and God is sovereign over the whole situation, and you can keep your mind stayed on God, and you can have perfect peace. Now, there's not many people who face life that way. Most people are full of anxiety and fear as they think about the circumstances of life, but this person was confident in the Lord. They were so confident that after I had a word of prayer with them before I left, they said, hey, preacher, come back here. And they said, I want to have a word of prayer for you. And so not only did I get to pray and minister to that saint, but that saint ministered to me. before I left the room, and what a blessing it was to hear someone who was in difficult circumstances, to lift my name up before the Lord and to pray for me, and it was truly a blessing. So, you know, there's something about knowing the Lord, and knowing His word, and knowing the truth of His word, and knowing the reality of your situation, and knowing what God is doing in it. So today, just remember, the Lord will never leave His own. Remember that His sovereignty is, He's powerful over, all-powerful over all the circumstances of life, and His providence is at work in every circumstance of life. We're gonna be thankful for that today, and I just wanna encourage you that no matter where you're at, no matter what you're facing, the Lord's never gonna leave you, and His providence is at work in your life. Now, these promises are to those that are His. So if you've trusted Christ, know that you're His child, and know that His hand is at work in your life. He'll never leave you nor forsake thee, but His grace is sufficient for you. So you can be encouraged today that God's grace is sufficient to lead you through the circumstances that you're facing today. Heavenly Father, we just thank you for the glorious truths we find in your word, and we pray, Lord, that you will bless your people today. Just help us to know your word and to be fully confident in what your word teaches us. Encourage your people today, we pray. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen. We'll be encouraged today. Until the next time, Brother Mark signing off.