You’re not alone!
Verse for Today: Thursday, March 07, 2013
Matthew 1:23 – The virgin will
be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel
which means, “God with us.”
God has been with His people in
His power and presence ever since man was created. Often man tried to run away
from God, but God always came running after man because of His interest,
commitment and love for man. He demonstrated His power and strength in delivering
them from their low estate and meeting their multifarious needs. He dwelt among
them in their camps in the tabernacle. God spoke to them through His prophets
and led them. But when God demonstrated His love to man in no unequivocal
terms, He came to dwell among His people physically. This meant that God had to
take a body like their body to demonstrate to them that He knows all their
physical experiences in depth. Thus God came to grip with the reality of human
sufferings, pain, misery, depravity and isolation. He was born as a baby, and He
grew up to experience rejection, intimidation, criticism, misunderstanding, distortion
and persecution. In the midst of it all, He traveled around to minister to the
spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the people who encountered
suppression, oppression, slavery, hunger, deprivation, social stigma, demon
possession and spiritual darkness. He lived among such people and welcomed them
to have fellowship with Him. He released people from spiritual bondage and
taught them eternal truths. Today He is with us, though unseen, as the living
Word, to enrich, empower and enable us to enjoy true spiritual freedom and all
the blessings of the heavenly realms. He offers us peace in a world without peace.
He gives us satisfaction in a world full of frustrations. His presence is
available to all who seek Him diligently.
Dear friend, do you feel lonely,
rejected, isolated, unwanted, unloved and depraved in the stark realities of
life? Do you think that you are all alone to fight your battles and carry your
burdens in life? Are you facing fierce situations in life which make you
shudder and wonder whether life has any meaning? Today Immanuel comes to you to
remind you that you are not all alone and that He is with you as your inseparable
companion in all your tough and rough situations. The awareness and faith that
He is with you will strengthen you to fight your battles in His strength and
mighty power. In your loneliest moments, He fortifies you with His love and
fills your heart with the assurance that He will never leave you nor forsake
you. In times of need, He comes to meet it all according to His riches in
glory. When you are hurt, He comes to nurse your wounds and to apply oil and
wine. He gives you wisdom to make decisions and choices which are part of His
plan for you. He uses your hands to touch the lives of the suffering people
around. He travels with you through the rough patches of life to take you by
the hand and lead you forward. He helps you to fight temptations and to become
an overcomer. He teaches you patience to wait for His time to meet all your emotional
and physical needs. Our Immanuel lives in us, with us and leads and guides us
to march forward victoriously every day of our lives. Every tear will be wiped
by His hands and every hurt soothed and healed by His Word. When He is with us,
every burden is lightened and all darkness turned to bright light. Today it is
our blessed privilege to rejoice that we are not alone in all our battles in
life and that our Immanuel is with us every step of the way.
John 14:18 – I will not leave
you as orphans; I will come with you.
Thought for Today
The presence of the unseen Immanuel is sufficient guarantee to meet the
challenges of all our situations.
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