FRIDAY OCTOBER 18
“I
am like…a sparrow alone on the housetop.”
Ps 102:6-7 NKJV
SPARROWS
(2)
A
lonely sparrow. The Psalmist wrote, “I am like…a
sparrow alone on the housetop.” Has your nest been torn apart by storm? Have
you lost your mate? Jesus can relate. His disciples didn’t “get Him.” They
argued over who would be the greatest. They failed to pray with Him in His most
difficult moments. On the cross, He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?” (Mt 27:46).
We smile at the story of the single lady who hung a
pair of trousers on her bedpost, then sent God a letter: “Father in heaven,
help me if you can. I’ve hung a pair of trousers here, please fill them with a
man.” Seriously, loneliness can be devastating to your self-worth. Young people
wonder if they will ever find the right person to marry. Older people fear
ending life all alone. The God who knew that Adam was incomplete not only
created Eve for him, but actually introduced them and brought them together.
And He can do the same for you. If you are widowed, divorced, or never married
and want to find a mate, don’t be anxious. God says, “I know…where you dwell”
(Rev 2:13 NKJV). God knows your name, your address, and every detail about you.
And better yet, He cares! And one more thought: sometimes loneliness in not the
absence of affection but the absence of direction; not the absence of people but
the absence of purpose. So begin to reach out to others. Find a need no one is
meeting, pour your life into it and watch how things begin to improve for you.
Taken
from the Word for you Today Devotional
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