Dear child of God, if you are
weary, sick, or downhearted, just remember that:

 

Jacob was sick, but not forsaken
(Gen. 48:1).

 

Elisha lay sick and frail indeed,
but not forsaken (2 Ki. 13:14).

 

Hezekiah fell sorely ill, prayed,
and was not forsaken (2 Ki. 20:1).

 

Daniel, the man of faith, fell
sick, but was not forsaken (Dan. 8:27).

 

Lazarus, whom Jesus loved, was
sick unto death, but not forsaken (John 11:2).

 

Dorcas was sick and died, but she
too was not forsaken (Acts 9:37).

 

Epaphroditus, the preacher,
nearly died, but was not forsaken (Phil. 2:26).

 

The list is endless of those who
suffered but were not forsaken (Heb. 11).

 

And we too may suffer for
Christ’s sake, but will never be forsaken (Matt. 5:11,12).

 

We may be troubled on every side
and persecuted, "but not forsaken" (2 Cor. 4:8,9).

 

Only the Lord Jesus, when
suffering and sorely smitten, was forsaken… (Mark 15:34).

 

… When He paid for our sins on
the cross that we might live forever (John 10:28).

 

Though our outward man perish,
the new life draws nearer still (2 Cor. 4:16).

 

Truly, the saint is never sick
unto death, but unto life eternal (John 11:25,26).

 

"For He is not the God of
the dead but of the living" (Luke 20:38).

 

Yes, dear one, He is able to
perform that which He has promised (Rom. 4:21).

 

"Thanks be to God who gives
us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" … (1 Cor. 15:57).

 

… For "He has said, I will
never leave thee nor forsake thee" (Heb. 13:5).

 

FRAGMENT

When in affliction’s valley I
tread the road of care,

My Saviour helps me carry the
cross so heavy to bear;

Though all around me is darkness
and earthly joys are flown,

My Saviour whispers His
promise—never to leave me alone.