God With Us is an amazing fact. No dead, false god can do anything, let alone go through difficult trials with those who worship the false god, but look what the Living God says:
2 Samuel 7:7. In all the places where I have walked with all the children of Israel did I speak a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed My people Israel saying, Why have you not built Me a House of cedar? 8. Now therefore so shall you say to My servant David, Thus says the LORD* of Hosts, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep to be ruler over My people, over Israel. 9. And I was with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies out of your sight and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who are in the earth. 10. Moreover I shall appoint a place for My people Israel and will plant them, so they can dwell in a place of their own and not move any more. Neither will the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as before, 11. and as since the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel then I have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the LORD* tells you that the LORD* will make a house for you. 12. And when your days are fulfilled and you sleep with your fathers, I shall set up your seed after you, that will proceed out of your loins and I shall establish his kingdom. (Acts 2:30) 13. He will build a House for My name and I shall establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14. I AM will be his Father and he will be My son. (2 Corinthians 6:18; Hebrews 1:5) If he sins, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men. (Revelation 21:7) 15. But My loving kindness will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before you. 16. And your house and your kingdom will be established forever before you. Your throne will be established forever.
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