God Is With Us Always
This is what the LORD says:
“At just the right time, I will respond to you.
On the day of salvation I will help you.
I will protect you and give you to the people
as my covenant with them.
Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel
and assign it to its own people again.” --Isaiah 49:8
On the day of salvation I will help you.
I will protect you and give you to the people
as my covenant with them.
Through you I will reestablish the land of Israel
and assign it to its own people again.” --Isaiah 49:8
One of the most difficult things we face as Christians is the seemingly inconsistency in our walk with Jesus. At times we feel the blood of Jesus washing over us like a spring rain, cleansing us and drawing us so near to Him that we feel His very breath on us. Other times we find ourselves in a vast wasteland of barren dreams and deep insecurities, wondering where He went and how we can possibly bring Him back to light the darkened path our lives have become.
It seems that our faith has failed or, worse, that despite God’s promises He really has left us here alone. Our minds drift to what we might have done to drive God away. Guilt eats at our souls. We feel so lost and alone. We long to feel His Presence once again.
Of course, God never leaves us. He promised He wouldn’t and God isn’t capable of lying. He loves us and cares for. He hasn’t moved at all. He’s right there.
So why do we feel so alone? The answers are as varied as life itself. Maybe we’re stressed by something we haven’t given to Him. Maybe we aren’t trusting Him. Maybe we’ve gotten too busy to spend a lot of time with God. Or maybe we’re heading in a direction we really shouldn’t be going. The list could go on and on.
So how do we get Him back? How do we recapture those feelings of salvation joy and delight in His Presence? We keep going forward. We make time for God, not just talking but listening. We reflect on His Word. We spend time with other believers. And we keep focused on the light.
The darkness never lasts for believers. As scary as it is, as permanent as it seems, really it isn’t. God is waiting and He’ll reveal Himself to us again at just the right moment. He will help us and protect us.
During the course of our lives we’ll have times of spring rains that wash us with the cooling balm of love. And we’ll wander through barren lands that seem never ending. God is with us during the journey, good and bad, light and dark. Hold onto that and know, whether you see Him or not, He is with us always, until the end of time.
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