“God is Our Companion”

This has been another great year for Terri and me. As we entered another year of retirement. We continued with our plan to travel. Terri and I have traveled close to 24,000 miles while visiting National Parks and 35 states. We have traveled from Texas to Maine to the Great Lakes and out west to the Rocky Mountains, Southwestern Deserts, and then to the Florida Keys. The three of us got along great and travel well together. You might ask, “what do you mean three of you”?

We had a traveling companion during all our travels. We had a traveling companion in the person of Christ. He is an intimate friend and has promised to never leave nor forsake us, no matter what’s going on in our life. We started each day praying to Him and asking Him to watch over us each day. He was there each day not only on our travels, but every day of our life. He was with us on our hikes, our bike rides, and He watched over my driving. He is with us all the time watching over us. What a comfort this is.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Psalm 91 is one of those chapters in the bible that I read over and over. If you have not read it or it has been a while, I recommend reading it today, it only 16 verses, but 16 powerful verses.

Psalm 91:2

I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

Psalm 91:9-11

If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

Message in Chinese

“上帝是我们的同行者”

对我和 Terri 来说，这又是美好的一年。踏入新一年的退休生活后，我们继续按照计划旅行。在拜访各大国家公园和 35 个州的旅程中，Terri 和我已经行驶了将近 24,000 英里。我们从德克萨斯一路到缅因州，再到五大湖地区，然后向西到落基山脉、西南部沙漠，最后到佛罗里达群岛。我们三个人相处融洽，一路同行十分愉快。你可能会问：“你说的三个人是谁？”

在整个旅途中，我们都有一位同行的伙伴——就是基督本人。祂是我们亲密的朋友，并且应许永不离弃我们，无论我们生命中发生什么。我们每天早晨都以祷告开始，求祂看顾我们一天的行程。祂每天都与我们同在，不仅是在旅途上，更在我们生活的每一天。祂陪伴我们徒步、骑行，也看顾我开车。祂时时刻刻与我们同在，看护我们。这是何等大的安慰。

希伯来书 13:5你们存心不可贪爱钱财，要以自己所有的为足，因为主曾说：“我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你。”

诗篇第 91 篇是我反复阅读的章节之一。如果你还没有读过，或者已经有一段时间没读了，我建议你今天读一读，它只有 16 节经文，却是 16 节充满力量的经文。

诗篇 91:2我要论到耶和华说：“祂是我的避难所，是我的山寨，是我的神，是我所倚靠的。”

诗篇 91:9–11你若说：“耶和华是我的避难所，”  你已将至高者当你的居所，10 灾祸必不临到你，  灾害也不挨近你的帐棚。11 因祂要为你吩咐祂的使者，  在你行的一切道路上保护你。

God is our Companion