No matter what you’re going through, God is still there. He’s willing and able to guide you through any storm. This painting represents God’s presence in the pillar of fire that traveled with the Israelites through their wilderness wanderings. He was there, ever-present, faithfully guiding the way. Today, God is still here in our world, that same Ever-Present Being. There is nowhere to hide from God. No action, no thought or intention is beyond His watchful eye. Nothing I’ve ever done was done alone, and the same is true for you. Loneliness is a lie.
Satan, the father of lies, has cooked up the whole concept of loneliness to keep us from finding assurance and guidance from God’s presence. Satan tells us we can do sinful things and God won’t notice. We’ve all done things we wouldn’t dare do if we simply realized the Holy God was right there looking over our shoulders! For that moment, at least, we have accepted Satan’s world-view, believing no one can see us. But God is Ever-Present.
It seems that no one is spared from Satan’s treacherous lie. He uses our fear of loneliness to entice us as teenagers to succumb to various peer pressures. He convinces us as parents that an empty-nest is a source of anxiety. Satan targets our senior citizens; persuading them they are isolated, neglected, and forgotten. However, the loneliness we feel is nothing more than a disgusting lie! God is Ever-Present and we are deceived to ever think otherwise.
When I was suddenly widowed, I was thrust into a world where I felt easily overwhelmed without my husband at my side. But my Lord Jesus was with me every step of the way, every moment of every day. No person has ever lived alone and no person will ever die alone. In each life, at every stage, there is the Ever-Present God.
Unlike the Israelites needing that pillar of fire to guide their way, you may get along pretty well in this life not knowing anything about God or His presence. But eventually, you’ll come to the far edge of your life and you’ll look out on the vast expanse of where you’ll spend eternity. At that moment, it is vitally important to know that the Lord Jesus Christ is most definitely with you.