Power of Being Left Behind

Key Scripture:  “I will never, no never, no never leave you or forsake you.”  Hebrews 13:5, Amplified Bible

Power Point:

A few years ago Julie and I prayed for a young woman who life was being traumatized by fear.  Even though she was married and had a child of her own, she was not happy.  As we allowed the Holy Spirit to lead us back into what had caused this trauma, she remembered as a three or four year old child being forgotten by her mom.  The mother had just begun working again and she was so busy she forgot to pick up her daughter from nursery school. Fortunately, another mother realized the problem and called the mom and stayed with her daughter until she could get there.  I’m sure the mom was devastated and I’m sure she apologized profusely but in that child’s heart she never forgot the time she was left at her school. It framed her whole life for years.

Jesus knows that about us Beloved.  He knows that we hear the lie from Satan daily that God doesn’t care and He will ultimately leave us to work things out on our own. Do you think that’s why He made it crystal clear in the book of Hebrews that no matter what happens or who happens in our lives, He himself will never, no never, no never leave us behind.  In fact, I heard someone say recently that when He says He will never leave us, He is speaking about leaving us physically and when He talks about forsaking us, He is referring to an emotional abandonment. That pretty well covers everything doesn’t it?

He will never leave us behind emotionally or physically. Nothing can ever separate us from His love for us.

One of the most popular Christian books of all time is “Left Behind”.  It is a novel about the rapture of the church-that time when Jesus returns and takes His followers out of earth and –well, literally, all hell breaks loose.  But the point is that Jesus promised us He would never ever leave us alone. He has provided each of His children with His own Holy Spirit so that will never ever happen.  And emotionally, that same Holy Spirit is there to bring Jesus’ perspective in our hearts so that we think His thoughts and fell what He feels every day of our lives. You can see that when there is danger, Jesus delivers us. When there is anything coming against His kids, He has us covered and protected. And He never leaves us behind.

I don’t know what you are going through right now but I do know this. God is “in it” with you. He has not gone on to bigger and better things and left you behind. You never have to experience the pain of being forsaken or forgotten. He is with you. Maybe that’s why He wanted us to know that one of His names is “Immanuel”, God with us. It’s really important to Him that you remember that. 

Power Thought:

There is Someone who would never, no never, no never, leave you behind.