BUT ALL FORSOOK ME
WEDNESDAY 14
“At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them.”
2 Timothy 4:16 (NKJV)
READ: 2 Timothy 4:1–17
In the work of ministry and leadership, you may have to stand alone at some points in your journey. A time when you will look around and may not see anyone with you. A time of distress where your companions would not be there, when the relatives would not be there, when friends would not be there, in short, when you would be alone.
Jesus experienced it, likewise Paul, as he shares in our text (2 Timothy 4:16).
However, God will surely be with you at such a time. Any human being can leave you, it is only God who should not leave you. People come and go, but it is only God who never leaves one. He has promised never to leave you nor forsake you—if you have reconciled with God through Christ (Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Joshua 1:5; Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5).
This is the reason why a believer or minister should have a special tie with God who is the Sender. God being the
assignor, the assignee should regularly be in touch with Him. When you are no longer in touch with God, the assignor, you lose your focus and be derailed.
Tribulations would surely come in the course of fulfilling your assignment, but the assurance of God’s presence with you will keep you focus and keep you going—you will be undeterred in the face of opposition.
All forsook Paul and no one stood with him, but God was with him; he was never left alone. In your own journey as well, be assured that God is always with you, even when you look around and could not see anyone be sure that God is there with you, He never fails.
“Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU.’”
Hebrews 13:5 (NKJV)
Peace.
Reflect:
• Have you ever felt forsaken by everyone, even by those you laboured for?
• Did you become bitter, or did you forgive and keep going?
• Can you still say in that lonely hour, ‘The Lord stood with me and strengthened me’?
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