March
2 0 2 3 / P A R T N E R L E T T E R
HE WILL NOT FAIL YOU OR LET YOU GO
OR FORSAKE YOU; [LET THERE BE NO
COWARDICE OR FLINCHING, BUT] FEAR
NOT, NEITHER BECOME BROKEN [IN
SPIRIT—DEPRESSED, DISMAYED, AND
UNNERVED WITH ALARM].
Now let's see what Jesus said in Mark
11:22-25 (AMPC):
The first quarter of 2023 is here!
Are
we in a recession? Some say yes, and
some say no. One major source says,
"The threat of a U.S. recession remains
alive in 2023."
However, our major
source is the Bible! So, what does the
Living God say about it? Let's read
Isaiah 41:10 in the Amplified Bible,
Classic Edition:
22 AND JESUS, REPLYING, SAID TO
THEM, HAVE FAITH IN GOD
[CONSTANTLY].
23 TRULY I TELL YOU, WHOEVER SAYS
TO THIS MOUNTAIN, BE LIFTED UP AND
THROWN INTO THE SEA! AND DOES NOT
DOUBT AT ALL IN HIS HEART BUT
BELIEVES THAT WHAT HE SAYS WILL
TAKE PLACE, IT WILL BE DONE FOR HIM.
24 FOR THIS REASON I AM TELLING
YOU, WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN
PRAYER, BELIEVE (TRUST AND BE
CONFIDENT) THAT IT IS GRANTED TO
YOU, AND YOU WILL [GET IT].
25 AND WHENEVER YOU STAND
PRAYING, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
AGAINST ANYONE, FORGIVE HIM AND
LET IT DROP (LEAVE IT, LET IT GO), IN
ORDER THAT YOUR FATHER WHO IS IN
HEAVEN MAY ALSO FORGIVE YOU YOUR
[OWN] FAILINGS AND SHORTCOMINGS
AND LET THEM DROP.
10 FEAR NOT [THERE IS NOTHING TO
FEAR], FOR I AM WITH YOU; DO NOT
LOOK AROUND YOU IN TERROR AND BE
DISMAYED, FOR I AM YOUR GOD. I WILL
STRENGTHEN AND HARDEN YOU TO
DIFFICULTIES, YES, I WILL HELP YOU;
YES, I WILL HOLD YOU UP AND RETAIN
YOU WITH MY [VICTORIOUS] RIGHT
HAND OF RIGHTNESS AND JUSTICE.
Look at it again:
"FEAR NOT! [There is
nothing to fear!] For I [the ALMIGHTY
GOD, who is MORE THAN ENOUGH]
am with you"! He has also said, "I will
never leave you nor forsake you"
(Hebrews 13:5). Let's read together in
Deuteronomy 31:8 (AMPC):
8 IT IS THE LORD WHO GOES BEFORE
YOU; HE WILL [MARCH] WITH YOU;