CHRIST FILLS THE VOID OF LONELINESS
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“…for He Himself
has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’”—Hebrews 13:5
People all over the world struggle with loneliness; however human
beings were not designed to walk through this world alone. Loneliness can cripple a person
emotionally and spiritually. We are made
for relationship, which God gladly supplies.
Have you ever noticed that throughout Jesus’ life that He
would say things like, “I must be about
my Father’s business,” and “My Father
has been working until now, and I have been working?” (Luke 2:49, John
5:17). He was the first person that
ever called God His Father, and through this we see how His life demonstrated
that intimate connection with the Heavenly Father. The Heavenly Father desires our companionship
just like He did in the Garden before the fall.
In the Garden, He called out to Adam and Eve seeking them, “Then the Lord God called to Adam and said
to him, ‘Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). God
has not changed; He is still seeking those who are separated from Him and feel
alone, “For the son of Man has come to
seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Only Christ can fill the void of
loneliness in your life. No man, no
woman, no child, no object, or animal was ever created to take the place in our
hearts that is reserved for God Himself.
He has said, “You shall have no
other gods before Me” (Exodus 20:3).
Even when we feel that we are alone and that no one cares,
nothing can compare to drawing near to God “Draw
near to God and He will draw near to you…” (James 4:8). God wants every believer to completely trust
that He is near. And in case we forget
that the Lord is near, He gave the Bible this consistent theme: I love you
and I am with you always. People need
one another—Look around you and allow the Holy Spirit to use you to bear
another’s burden in some way. When we
help others, our problems do not look as big.
Prayer—Father I thank
You for reminding me that You are with me always. I ask You to open my eyes to see someone that
I can help with the resources that You have given to me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
