Devotion: When You Hurt, You Are Not Alone

For one reason or another, most of the world is hurting.  There appears to be this never-ending story of one crisis after another after another after another happening throughout the world.  There does not appear to be an end to the suffering that we see in the world.  As we “wrestle daily against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12), there are times when it feels that we are fighting these battles alone.  Even though people are fighting many of the same battles, we feel that no one else can relate to the hurt, to the pain, to the suffering, or to the loneliness that we are going through in our battles.  There are times when we hurt and we feel that we hurt alone.

“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.  And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed” (Deuteronomy 31:6; 8).

According to this passage, God is always with us.  We are told to be strong, to be courageous, to fear not, and not to be afraid of them because God will be with us.  Scripture tells us that God will never leave us nor forsake us.  Though we may feel alone at times during struggles, God is telling us that we are never completely alone because his presence is constant and he is always there with us.  He has given us his promise that he “will never leave us nor will he ever forsake us.”  For some, knowing that God is with us and that he will never leave us nor forsake us is of some comfort, but it does not help others to deal with the loneliness associated with the hurt, or the pain, or the suffering, or the loneliness that they go through.  And even though God knows all things, they find it hard to see how he can understand just how they feel.  How can “he who is light” know the hurt, the pain, or the suffering that they go through?  How can “he who is light” know the despair or the loneliness that they go through, especially since “there is no darkness in him” (I John 1:5).

“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

While one may feel that God does not understand how truly alone some of us feel at times, this cannot be said about our high priest.  He was tempted in all points as we are tempted but without falling as we do and without yielding to the same temptations that we constantly face.  He understands and can sympathizes with us because he faced the exact same things that many of us face today.  He knows hurt, he knows pain, and he knows suffering.  He knows despair and he knows loneliness.

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?  that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me” (Matthew 27:46)?

When Jesus was on the cross in the last hour of his life, scripture records that Jesus cried out asking God why he (God) had failed him, leaving him helpless.  He wanted to know why God had forsaken him.  Contrary to God’s promise “to never leave us nor forsake us,” it would appear that Jesus felt that he had been forsaken and abandoned in his hour of need.

“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence.  In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]!  For I have overcome the world.  [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you]” (John 16:33 AMP).

“Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection].  He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:2 AMP).

“For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 2:5 AMP).

There is no temptation that Jesus has not been tempted with, no crisis that he has not faced, no feelings of hurt, pain, despair, or loneliness, and nothing we could imagine that is going on in this world today that he did not overcome.  This is why we need to look towards Jesus because he is the source and the author of our faith and he is the finisher of the same, perfecting faith while bringing it to full maturity.  So, know that in all of this, we do have an advocate, a mediator that is on our side, someone who is seated at the right hand of God, constantly speaking to him on our behalf.  When we have those feelings of hurt, pain despair, and/or loneliness, we now know that we are never truly alone.  We have to be strong and we have to be courageous, we cannot fear nor can we be afraid because God’s presence will always be with us.  God has promised that he “will never leave us nor forsake us.”  We have Jesus, who knows firsthand what kinds of things we go through, sitting at the right hand of the Father, advocating on our behalf.  We are never alone.

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Enjoy your blessings - KW

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