We are not alone…

“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

 Where are you right now? Do you realize that right now, right where you are—God is right there with you? Are you a Christian? Have you repented from your own efforts to make yourself right and turned to God in absolute dependence upon His grace and mercy? Have you obeyed the Gospel, the word of faith that you heard preached? Then God is there with you:

 “Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” —John 14:21–23

 God lives with you. He lives in you. Now pause for a moment and consider that. God is there; you are not alone. The Father and the Son are in you, in the person of the Holy Spirit:

 “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” —John 14:16–18

 Many people experience a nearly intolerable loneliness. Life parts families and friends: parents reside miles from children and grandchildren; business separates families for hours, even days at a time. People grow so busy they crave “alone time,” and yet are so alone—even in crowds—that they feel frightened and forgotten.

 But we are not alone: God lives in us; He lives with us. As we find our way in this world, we need to strengthen our consciousness of God’s continuous indwelling presence. That is an awareness built on faith, not an experience prompted by feeling. He is there, even when it doesn’t feel like He is. He is there—because Jesus said He would be. We are not alone.

 This song speaks directly to this truth, that we Christians are not alone. It is by the SoundForth Singers & Orchestra, on their album, A Quiet Heart. You can find it here: SacredAudio.com

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We need to step outside ourselves and intentionally develop community, to create new relationships of friends and family. The perfect place to start is in our local church: these are our new brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers. Yet we must always remember that in Christ, we are never alone. God is with us. Hallelujah!