A typical device in much of writing is the friend or companion yelling something like, "You cannot face them/it alone!" This sort of thing goes on a lot in fiction land. The humor, I suppose, is that the hero is not alone, he's got that other character with him, the one who apparently wants very much to go and leave our hero to not face them/it alone. The funny thing for us is that we so often feel alone in facing something when we are never alone. Sure, you and I may not be together facing a thing, and each of us may not have another body standing beside us, but we are never alone.
Jesus promised that He would never leave us or forsake us. Yes, it might be comforting to reach out and touch the Lord Almighty in a moment of stress but that wouldn't be faith. As Thomas reached out to touch the wounds of our risen Lord, he heard that great promise, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 21:29) A good reminder to us every day in this age of faith without touching the Lord. How do we remember that Jesus is always here? The Spirit, His Spirit, reminds us if we will listen, "...and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age." (Matt 28:20). Amen.
Not one of us can face the world alone, and we don't! The love of Jesus to you,
Bucky
No comments:
Post a Comment