Daily Devotions

How do you feel when others fail or abandon you? In times of trouble, why are we sometimes forsaken by those we trust? Why don’t our friends and loved ones stand by us?
There may be several reasons why others fail or abandon us, of course. They underestimate how the simple, loving support and prayers of a close friend or loved one can encourage our soul. However, even when it seems like everyone’s walked out on us, you are never truly alone.
Abandoned by his friends, the apostle Paul was left all alone to face his final court trial by himself. But the Lord took the opportunity to bless Paul with an even more powerful and profound experience of His presence.
Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 4:16-17, “At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me. I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.”
The same is true for you, my friend. God offers you peace and support just as He did to Paul. Even if all others leave you, He remains faithful. Your Savior will never abandon you. So when you feel forsaken, draw near to Him and there you will find all the strength, comfort, and friendship you need to make it through whatever life throws at you.
Prayer thought: “Father God, thank You for the peace I have in knowing You will never leave me or forsake me, amen.”
For today remember, as a child of God you are NEVER alone!