Jesus Never Leaves Us Alone
Jesus' promise to never leave us alone is a source of confidence and comfort for believers, making us more aware of God's presence and availability in our lives.
Bakht Singh emphasizes the comforting promise of Jesus to always be with His children until the end of time, a pledge that is reinforced after His resurrection. Unlike other faiths, Christianity uniquely celebrates a God who not only dwells among His people but also lived a human life, experienced its challenges, and conquered death. The resurrection of Jesus signifies a God who is intimately involved in human affairs, as seen when He ate with His disciples to affirm His humanity and divine glory. This closeness to God should embolden believers to trust in His unwavering presence and power, leading to a life of worship, exaltation, and wholehearted devotion.
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""And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matthew 28:20)
That is the promise of our precious Lord to all of His children. Jesus has promised never to leave us alone. The Bible records this promise of the Almighty God to His servants in many portions of the Scripture. And this promise becomes more assuring after the resurrection of our Lord. Though Moses, Joshua, Jeremiah and other saints of old had the same promise, we the New Testament believers can depend on that promise with greater confidence because the 'resurrected Lord' has promised us to be with us.
The belief and concept that God always accompanies and helps His worshippers is not limited to Christianity alone. Devotees of different faiths and religions have the same concept. Hindus believe that God always is with them helping them in the times of trouble. Even Islam teaches that God is always present with the faithful to help them and bless them. What is special in Christian faith is that our God has once upon a time lived as Man among human beings, experienced all the difficulties of human life, even tasted death for us and now is alive forevermore.
God of the Christian faith is not a God who lives somewhere at a distance, away from human feelings, emotions, situations and circumstances. He has become one among us and knows this world as its member! He walked upon this earth and appeared to hundreds of people in a tangible physical body for forty days after His resurrection. Many people touched Him and testified that He is not a Spirit but is very much human like us. On one occasion He even asked His disciples if they had something for Him to eat!
Luke 24:41-42 tell us that the disciples gave Him "a piece of broiled fish". The Bible also tells us that Jesus ate the piece of fish as the disciples watched! Jesus ate the fish not because He was hungry, but because He wanted to be identified as a Man glorified.
If Joshua was confident about God's presence and availability of His power to help him in the time of trouble, we can be more confident because we have a God who can even dine with us! The resurrection of Jesus brought God and heaven closer to human experience. Let us rejoice in Jesus our God who is not only with us by His physical presence but is also willing to identify with us in all our situations, expressing Himself in human circumstances with His unlimited power and goodness. How blessed we are to have Jesus as our God! Let us exalt Him, worship Him and follow Him with all our hearts! May His grace rest upon all His true worshippers!
Sermon Outline
- I. Jesus' Promise to Never Leave Us Alone
- A. Matthew 28:20: 'And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age'
- B. The promise of God's presence in the lives of His children
- II. The Assuring Nature of Jesus' Promise
- A. Greater confidence in the promise due to the resurrection of Jesus
- B. The resurrected Lord's promise to be with us
- III. The Universality of God's Presence
- A. Belief in God's presence in various faiths and religions
- B. The uniqueness of the Christian faith: God becoming human and experiencing life
- IV. The Humanity of Jesus
- A. Jesus' physical presence and interactions with humans
- B. Jesus' willingness to identify with humans in all situations
Key Quotes
“Jesus has promised never to leave us alone.” — Bakht Singh
“If Joshua was confident about God's presence and availability of His power to help him in the time of trouble, we can be more confident because we have a God who can even dine with us!” — Bakht Singh
“How blessed we are to have Jesus as our God!” — Bakht Singh
Application Points
- We can rejoice in Jesus' promise to never leave us alone and find comfort in His presence.
- We can apply the promise of Jesus' presence by worshipping Him and following Him with all our hearts.
- We can have greater confidence in God's availability to help us in times of trouble because of the resurrection of Jesus.