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  'AS I WAS, SO I WILL BE!'
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: God's eternal presence and unchanging nature are a source of
comfort and assurance for us, even in times of transition and
uncertainty.

Topics: "God's Faithfulness", "Trust in God's Promises"
Scripture References: Joshua 1:5, Psalm 102:27, Isaiah 41:10, Malachi 3:6, Matthew 28:20, Romans 8:38, Hebrews 13:8

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes the eternal nature of God as the great Antecedent,
asserting that our understanding of God must recognize His constant
presence and precedence in all things. He illustrates this through the
story of Joshua, who, after the death of Moses, needed reassurance that
God's faithfulness remains unchanged. Tozer highlights that while human
leaders may pass away, the God they served continues to be with His
people, affirming His promise: 'As I was with Moses, so I will be with
thee.' This message encourages believers to trust in the unchanging
nature of God amidst life's transitions.

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For all things, God is the great Antecedent! Because He is, we are and
everything else is. We cannot think rightly of God until we begin to
think of Him as always being there-and being there first! Joshua had
this to learn. He had been so long the servant of God's servant Moses,
and had with such assurance received God's word at his mouth, that Moses
and the God of Moses had become blended in his thinking; so blended that
he could hardly separate the two thoughts. By association they always
appeared together in his mind.

Now Moses is dead and lest the young Joshua be struck down with despair
God spoke to assure him: "As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee!"
Moses was dead, but the God of Moses still lived!

Nothing had changed and nothing had been lost, for nothing of God dies
when a man of God dies. "As I was-so I will be." Only the Eternal God
could say this!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/as-i-was-so-i-will-be/
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