We’ve had several people from our church family in the hospitals recently.  In every case, each one is always so grateful when someone from church comes to visit. There’s something about the power of presence.

The last words recorded in Matthew’s recording of Jesus’ life are these, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  Quite a promise if you ask me.  Yet, how many times do we feel alone, isolated, on our own? Just because you feel that way doesn’t mean it’s true.  I’ve felt lonely in a crowded room, felt hurt only because I misunderstood, felt unsure because it was a new experience. In these cases, my feelings were only a perception; the reality was something different.

What I’m saying is that you may feel tired, hurt, lonely, powerless, inadequate and needy – but the reality is that someone who created the universe is with you!  More than that, He’s promised to never leave you either – wow!

Why would an incredible God, as described in the Bible, want to hang out with me?  Here’s the answer: God is for me.  Hard to understand, but it’s true.  Paul says, “If God is FOR us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31)

None of this means that everything in my life will be great or turn out just like I want it to, but it does promise, I’ll never be alone and God is for me.  What more do you need? We have His presence with us always and the promise that it’s because He is for us.