Never Forsaken
My devotional journal quoted the following verses:
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? ~Psalm 22:1
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. ~Hebrews 13:5
The writer pointed out that, although Jesus was forsaken by the Father on our behalf, we would never be forsaken like that. I tend to wonder if Jesus was truly forsaken or if He was just so low that he felt like everyone had left Him, including His Father.
I am sure that just about everyone on earth has had a time in life where they wondered if God cared or if He had left them. Maybe you’re at that place now. I can tell you without hesitation that, no matter how dark it seems, God is still there. He may be allowing you to go through a time of testing, but He has not abandoned you. Whether you realize it or not, He is probably holding your hand and giving you whatever grace you need to get through your trial if you will but accept that grace.
David tells us in Psalm 37:25:
I was young and now I am old, but I have never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread.
Psalm 94:14 tells us:
The LORD will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage.
In spite of how you feel right now, God will no more neglect you and shove you out into the cold than you would one of your children. He loves you so much, and He wants you to come through this trial stronger than ever before. Don’t give up.
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