The LORD replied, “I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you.”

The Lord had given Moses a difficult task. He was to lead the people of Israel to the Promised Land. Moses was worried, however, for the Lord had not said who would go with him to show him the way, (Exodus 33:12). The Lord assured him with the words of our verse for today. God Himself would go with him, and give him rest, and everything would be fine.

All of us who are in Christ Jesus have tasks to perform in the Kingdom of God. All of us are on a journey to the Promised Land. The Lord has called us out of our own Egypt of slavery to sin and led us into our own Wilderness of testing and growing. “For we know that “when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing,” (James 1:4).

Like Moses, at times we may wonder how we will get to that perfect and complete place; we may wonder if the Lord will show us the way. Our verse for today speaks to us just as much as it spoke to Moses. God Himself, personally, will go with us. God will show us the way through the desert. The promise is not that God will give us a map and wish us good luck. Rather, the promise is for personal guidance and direction from God Himself. God will be there with us, side by side.

And God will give us rest during the journey. We need not wonder and worry along the way. We can find rest in the assurance of God’s promise. No matter what comes our way—and a lot came Moses’ way—God will be there for us to help us make it through.

And everything will work out fine for us. This does not mean that we will never see trials and tribulations. Moses saw plenty of them. It means, rather, that our tasks will come to completion; it means that “God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished,” (Philippians 1:6).

Today, be at peace, for God is personally going with you on your journey.