never alone
The “Holiday Season” is for many the most delightful time of the year, full of love, good cheer, as we enjoy the company of friends and family and a focus on the gift of God to us, Christ the King. Yet for some there is a feeling of being alone. This feeling is not new to them; they experience it all the time. It could be due to having lost loved ones. It could be due to a sense that has haunted them most of their lives even if they are surrounded by friends and family. This is often the work of the devil to make some feel isolated.
But God in Psa. 139 and particularly vs. 2, addresses the most intimate conditions known to man. The psalmist is honest with God and himself. This causes the revelation that between the “downsittings” of life and the opposite, the “uprisings,” God is always present and fully knowledgeable of our emotions and thoughts. The downsittings are the times when we feel weary, depressed, defeated and so on. The uprisings are those times of elation, victory, and when we feel full of strength. That means everything in between, too. David was encouraged with this awareness of God’s constant presence and ability to alter our thoughts and feelings. He is the answer to all of our mental and emotional moods. His indwelling means we are never alone. God is our Father, friend, companion throughout all of our lives. This alone changes our moods, lifts our countenances and delivers us from the lie we are alone. We are never alone!
GGM/1/4/26
