Loneliness

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Hebrews 13:5 says, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

     Loneliness can be a terrible thing.  When we arrived in Spain, we did not know the language sufficiently enough to communicate with people.  We had two Spanish people, head of the mission in Spain, who could speak English and they were our only source of companionship.  It  soon ended as the husband, Carlos, was the head of the evangelistic work in Spain and needed to get about his business, so we were left with communicating with his wife when necessary.  We were in the middle of 150,000 people, yet alone as far as outside communication.  We are now in the middle of about 55 residents, and most of those cannot carry on a good conversation for one reason or another.   Again, with the exception of a nurse or so that will take the time to talk to you, we are alone.  We talk to each other of course and I do some texting around the world and so have some interesting people I have me in London, Northern Italy , America and a few other places.  

     This is where the above passage is so important.  It is packed with theology and very practical in comfort.  After the admonition of be without covetousness in our daily walk as a believer, comes the promise of Divine companionship., if you want to call it that.  As a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are assured that God will never leave us.  That means that He is always with us.  God’s presence in our lives is not only referred to here, but also in the Corinthian epistles where we are admonished to know that the Holy Spirit dwells with us and in us every moment and will, henceforth, never leave us.  Where we go and what we do is always accompanied by God Himself especially in the third person of the Trinity.  How wonderful is that.  The writer of Hebrews began this passage with the words, “Let your conversation….”  That is your Christian walk.  Because of the presence of God in our lives, our walk, our daily life, should reflect the fact that we are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ  This is the practical part of this passage, knowing God’s presence is continually with us in how business dealings, in our recreation, in our thought  life, in our speech and even in our direction each and every day.  You can’t put God aside in the closet when you intentionally set about to sin  and we usually know when that is going to take place.  As we go about our lives this day, may we fully realize that we are never alone as God is always, and I mean always, with us.  Praise God for His presence today.