Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

Fear

God Will Provide

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When times are dark, praise the Lord. Remember the things He has done in Your life and throughout history. Look around—His wonder and beauty abound. In the darkest night, His love shines bright. We cannot thwart his plans. His mercy knows no end, His grace no boundaries. Jesus is here. He has not left us. He sustained you through yesterday, and He will carry you through today. No one is beyond His help; nothing is beyond His power.

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Jesus is the only answer to whatever troubles you. Everything else will pass away. Only Jesus will remain. When you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, know Jesus is waiting on the other side with His arms wide open. He is also right beside you, carrying your burdens and ministering to your pain. Our Lord is at once everywhere and with us alone. He is our God, and we are His children.

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Times Like These

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In times like these, it’s easy to lose our way. The needle on our internal compass seems a bit jumpy. The culture of a 24/7 news cycle can overwhelm with information and confuse us about what to believe. Stress and anxiety threaten to overcome our best intentions and defenses. Times like these bring out the best, and too often, the worst in humanity.

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For followers of Jesus, we can have peace. Our Lord is the Prince of Peace, and His grace and mercy are not in short supply. And yet, we seem to forget these truths when we need them most. Instead of relying on the peace and power of our Creator, we give in to the siren song of the crowd. There is no comfort there. We find comfort only in the arms of Jesus.

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There is Nothing New

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History is cyclical. There always seems to be a reason for people to panic or worry. Whether it’s the climate, a disease, or tumbling financial markets, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the news of the day. It’s important to keep our perspective when worry creeps into our hearts. The first thing to remember is God has been in control since the beginning, and He will be in control at the end. Nothing His creation does catches God off guard. Our omnipotent Creator always has a contingency plan.

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Not only is He in control, but He is also always with us (Deuteronomy 31:6). We face nothing on this earth alone. While the media often declares we are experiencing the worst crisis in history if you’ve lived long enough, you know we’ve seen this all before. As Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived once said, “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9).

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The Highest Calling

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Serving God is the highest calling of life. It is a privilege, an honor, and a responsibility above all others. Serving God is rarely something one aspires to from their youth. Rather, it is an endeavor into which one grows. God is always calling out to His creation, beckoning them to fellowship with Him. When we respond, it becomes the highest calling we could ever receive. Nothing else in life could be more intense or deliver in a more profound way.

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Our response is often an arbitrary reflex of our free will, but the call itself is an intentional movement of God towards one whom He created. Why the God of the universe would choose to fellowship with one such as myself will be a mystery until the day I can ask Him. For now, I only know it is humbling. It is the highest calling.

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Brothers and Sisters in Christ

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On Christmas day, two pastors in the Central African Republic (CAR) were gunned down as they walked home from holding services. Then, on January 3rd, the terrorist organization Boko Haram, kidnapped Pastor Lawan Andimi, a senior member of the Christian Association of Nigeria. On January 19th, they called his wife and told her they would behead her husband, which they did. So, how was your day? I in no way mean to be flippant but to point out the fact while most Western Christians fret about getting to church while there are still donuts available, our Christian brothers and sisters around the globe are facing real trials and real persecution.

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As another mega-church goes into millions of dollars of debt to build bigger and more comfortable buildings, Christians in nations where Christianity is illegal risk beatings, imprisonment, and death to gather under a tree in the middle of a field just so they can fellowship with one another. Something has gone terribly wrong with the Church in the Western world.

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