Hope For The Lonely One!
God is one who takes in the lonely and adopts them into his fold.
*”God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure”. Eph. 1:5
“God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy……..”. Psalms 68:6.
God did not create us to live in solitude. Only the rebellious are in a parched land.
To be lonely is a very sad condition; yet in today’s world there are millions and millions of lonely people. Even though the population of the earth is increasing rapidly and even though so many people live in large cities, those large cities and this highly populated earth of ours are filled with lonely people. Why????
*You see, it’s possible to be lonely in the midst of a crowd. It’s possible to be lonely in a big city. I know, because I’ve met so many people like that. (I used to be one-hiding within my work and crowds of people).
Now loneliness is not God’s plan for man’s life. Right at the beginning of human history God said, “It is not good for man to be alone.”
*So for the first man he planned a mate. That’s God’s attitude.
*God wants to take us out of our loneliness.
*He wants to set us in the family of God. *He wants to give us human friends and human fellowship.
**That’s His plan!!!!
God sets the lonely in families. If we are prisoners, He leads us forth with singing. But there’s ONE kind of person that God cannot help out of loneliness: the Rebellious live in a dry sun-scorched land.
So if you’re lonely just bear in mind that God cannot help you until you lay down your Rebelliousness, till you renounce your Pride and your Self-will and Independence and “Turn to God” for His mercy and then He’ll have mercy on you and He will set you in His family.
Whenever God’s people cry out to the Lord, He hears them. When they are truly repentant, He responds. He responds by rising up those whom He has prepared for such a time.
**Every soldier looks forward to the day he can use the training he has received. Has God been preparing you for a time when you will be called upon to deliver God’s people?
He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” (Gen. 3:7-10)
In verse 11 God responds with a question, asking Adam who told them they were naked. In other words, “Who told you that something is wrong with you?” By asking this, God acknowledged there was someone casting shame on them—and it wasn’t Him.
I believe He wanted them to be aware of their enemy who was whispering lies into their hearts, causing them to move away from Him and from each other.
*God also wants us to be aware that we have an enemy who is constantly trying to convince us that we’re inadequate and that something is wrong with us.
Sadly, we often go along with Satan’s lies and live like they are true. Rarely do we stop to ask, “Who is saying these things? Who is causing me to doubt myself? Is it me? Is there something from my past that led me to believe this? Or is it the enemy of my soul disguising his voice as my own?”
But we can change that today.
***First, we need to realize Satan’s schemes are the same for us as they were for Eve.
**Second, we need to determine we are not going to keep falling into his traps. ***Instead we can refute his lies and accusations with truth. If we have put our trust in Christ as our Savior, we can stand on these promises:
• When we feel defeated, God says, “In all these things [you] are more than [a conqueror] through him who loved [you]…” (Rom. 8:37)
• When we feel worthless, God says, “You are precious and honored in my sight, and . . . I love you.” (Isa. 43:4)
• When we feel inadequate, God says, “‘You are my witnesses,’ declares the LORD, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he.’” (Isa. 43:10)
Beloved, check the course of your current actions, attitudes, and motivations to see where they will take you. Now is the time to make course corrections so that you can stay on track with the Lord. Many of you are making judgments against others that will come back to you as judgment. Extend the Lord’s mercy and goodness to those around you.
Luke 6:36-37 “Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”
* Psalm 68:6 God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
*In commitment is where growth and maturity comes from.
*Don’t run from something run to something!
Lord, help me recognize the enemy’s accusations and my own self-doubts. Please remind me of Your unconditional love and help me turn away from the lies so I can listen to and live in Your Truth! Even though we may not have much of a home in this world, there’s a home for the soul, a place where the soul belongs, a place where it finds rest and ease and peace, where it’s at home, a place near God’s altar. Your altar Lord, is the place of yielding, sacrifice, dedication, self-surrender, and when our soul comes to that place, it’s come home to You. There is a beautiful homecoming for each soul that will turn from sin and rebellion, turn back to YOU LORD and come to the place near the altar. Thank You Jesus. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.