I Am With You

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, 

and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you 

until I have done what I have promised you."

Genesis 28:15

Jacob had never gone beyond his home. He stayed close to his mother and was not an adventurer like his brother Esau. In God's plan Jacob was called away to a strange place. But He was not called to go alone. God promised to be with Jacob and never leave him. This is the faithful God we serve. When He calls us to go we can be assured we will not go alone. God will surround us with His presence. He will go before us and behind us. He will walk by our side. 

God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,

Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;

Never a mountain, rocky and steep,

Never a river, turbid and deep.

But God hath promised strength for the day,

Rest for the labor, light for the way,

Grace for the trials, help from above,

  Unfailing sympathy, undying love.

Source: The hymn God Hath Not Promised Skies Always Blue

http://www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/nt/720#ixzz21yISIrVt