Do you ever feel like God doesn’t see you, that somehow you’ve been overlooked within the seething mass of humanity clamoring for His attention. I know I do.
When problems mount, disappointment meets me at every turn, and prayers seem to go unanswered, I feel like “My way is hidden from the Lord, my cause is disregarded by my God”. (Isaiah 40:27 NIV).
When I’m feeling like this it would be easy to give up, to toss my Bible away in despair, but that would be foolish. Does a starving man turn away from a hand holding out bread? Does a thirsty man ignore a rushing brook? Then why would I, starving for God’s attention, thirsting for a word from His lips, turn my back on His Word, the one place I know I will find Him and hear His voice?
No, it is at times, when all seems dark, that I need to turn on the light! I need to open God’s Word, because His “word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” (Psalm 119:105). It will show me the way back to God.
It is in these moments I must search all the harder for God, immersing myself in His Word, for I am promised “You will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29.
When I do this I find reassurance, that God is still “…the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.” (Isaiah 40:28), that, though He may seem far away at times, He is not far from any one of us.” (Acts 17:27), but is in fact, still “the God who sees me…” (Genesis 16:13) and who “will be with [me] wherever [I} go.” (Joshua 1:9).
This morning, if you feel abandoned, alone in the dark, then turn on the light! Open God’s Word! He is right there waiting for you today. He still loves you “with an everlasting love”, still draws you “with unfailing kindness” (Jeremiah 31:3).
In pages of Scripture you will learn He still “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3) and He promises “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”(Hebrews 13:5).
If you find yourself in a dark place this morning, know this, my friend. You’re not abandoned. You’re not alone. You just need turn on the light!
God bless and have a wonderful day!