You are not alone

Good morning, everyone,

Our theme for this month: “You are not alone”

Our Bible verse for today: “I will never leave you or abandon you.” Hebrews 13:5 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “You are not alone”

Thank you for your patience with me while I was away on a mission trip to the Amazon Jungle and the Andes Mountains in Peru. It was a great mission trip. We saw God at work in multiple ways and our team had the privilege of joining Him in His work in those remote places.

Now our daily devotional messages will commence again, with a new theme for the month of August.

One of the greatest fears most people have is the fear of being left alone. The thought of being alone in the world is frightening. Whether the reason is the break-up of a relationship, the death of a loved one, conflict with a longtime friend, or moving to a new location, the thought of being alone is unsettling for most of us. (I can certainly relate. After losing my wife, son, and daughter to death, and my two youngest children and only grandchild living a thousand miles away, I knew the emptiness of loneliness. I am so grateful that the Lord brought Aimee to be my wife and to share this season of life with me!)

Perhaps the worst form of feeling alone is the loneliness that comes from having been abandoned. The spouse you love leaves you for another; the children you raised now want little to do with you; the friend you depended on and trusted has betrayed you; or maybe worst of all, a child is abandoned by a parent. Not only does that abandonment disrupt comfortable patterns and create huge holes in our lives, but it also damages our sense of self-worth. It’s at times like that when Satan moves in and begins whispering lies about us being unworthy of love or friendship.

But God is always with us. Our heavenly Father will never abandon us. Jesus is a friend who is closer than a brother. The Holy Spirit doesn’t just walk alongside us but lives within us. The great truth is that with God we are never alone and we are never abandoned.

All this month we will explore the truth that God will never leave us, nor will He will ever forsake us. That being the case, a close relationship with God will provide us with the comfort and stability that no relationship on earth ever can. When everything around us seems to be falling apart, God will be a source of strength and stability. When those closest to us – the ones we depend on the most, are no longer there or no longer dependable, God will be there and He will be dependable.

The great truth is that Christians will never be abandoned by their Heavenly Father and therefore we are never really alone.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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