'Nearest Lord Jesus'!
Verse for Today: Saturday, February 02, 2013
Psalms 119:151 – Yet you are
near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.
Our battlefields are unique situations
when all our enemies draw near while all the dear ones keep away. We are often
pushed to fight our battles in loneliness, without support from anywhere.
Loneliness itself is a serious battle. Our enemy will try to keep our dearest
ones away for want of loyalty and sympathy. The enemy knows well that if we are
alone, it is easier to defeat us and so he works hard to keep us lonely and
without support. When we are unemployed, financially broken and face business
failure, most of our dear ones keep away from us. When our health fails and
when we advance in age, our circle of associates dwindle. When we sit in
depression and get ourselves isolated and insulated from others, the enemy
finds us an easy target. He will give us added reasons to be in deep discouragement
and frustration. Yet our Lord is nearer to us more than ever before. When we
obey His commands to look unto Him, we will see that He is nearer to us and
help us to see all His resources kept at our disposal to draw upon to fight and
win our battles. Whether we feel it or not, our Lord is always near us and it
is a fact based on His promises and on the understanding we have about His
character. He never leaves us alone nor forsakes us. He is with us and near us
in all our battles. We must open our spiritual eyes to see Him with us. We must
touch Him with our hands of faith and appropriate the comfort of His nearness. When
others misunderstand or misinterpret us, He will not. He understands us with
all our weaknesses and will sympathize with us. He supplies us with His
resources to strengthen us in all our areas of weaknesses. He comes to fill our
visions, thoughts, meditations and desires with Himself so that we can keep
going with dependence and faith in Him.
Dear friend, do you feel all
alone and sunk deep in isolation and insulation from others as you fight battles
in life? But there is no need for you to go into your own bondage of loneliness
and withdrawal from life because your Lord is always with you. His presence goes
with you because you are His precious possession purchased with the greatest
price ever paid for any transaction in this world. Today He is asking you to
open your spiritual eyes to see Him who is standing next to you with open arms
to hold you. No matter how strong the enemy is and how bad the situations are,
nothing will ever match the power and strength of your Lord. He will not allow
you to go as a destitute in this life. His Spirit is living in your heart to
give you peace, confidence and rest. Joseph had such experiences when he was in
the pit and in the prison cell. Daniel enjoyed the Lord’s presence in the lion’s
den. Jonah was blessed with His presence in the belly of the fish. His presence
accompanied David in his wilderness life. John found the Lord’s presence in his
exile in the Island of Patmos. C.T. Studd found such peace when the savage
tribal ruler caught him in the jungles of Africa. Sadhu Sundar Singh experienced
such peace when he unknowingly slept with a snake in the Himalayas. His
presence enabled John Bunyan to write about the exuberant life of the Pilgrim
from his prison cell. Apostle Paul enjoyed His presence while writing part of
the New Testament from dungeon. Today the magnificent presence of the Lord is
with us and nearest to us as we fight our battles and carry our burdens.
Psalms 145:18 – The Lord is
near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Thought for Today
The Lord is so near for us to experience and enjoy when we are alone in
the darkest moments of our lives.
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