Devotions 13th April 2017

Hebrews 13: 5God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

All of us have experienced pain and rejections at one time or another, it is indeed very painful when we are in a position where everyone has turned away and forsaken us.

Jesus, though the Son of God and Himself being both man and God also experienced this pain and rejection. Jesus knew what would happen to Him just after the Passover meal, and He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. He knew He was about to face betrayal, arrest and death. He asked His closest companions to keep Him company and to pray with Him. In fact He revealed to them that He was overwhelmed with sorrow.

All his companions just went to sleep and left Him alone. Jesus had to face all the agony of loneliness as He prayed and waited for the coming of the temple leaders and soldiers.

Because Jesus had experienced this same loneliness and rejection, God therefore gave us this promise “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” God’s words and promises never fail, though there may be times when we feel the whole world has deserted us and everything is crumbling around us, we only need to look to God and claim His promise that He will not forsake us.

Let us draw near to Him and He will draw near to us. Call unto Him and He will hear and answer us.