We Are Not Alone

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ 

November 20, 2024

We Are Not Alone

Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.

Hebrews 2:18

I am writing this meditation the day before our national elections. As I reflect on this campaign season, I remember when Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed and took her oath as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in October 2020. The next day two images were commonplace in social media. One image was of young women who were so encouraged and inspired by her appointment to the Supreme Court. The other image was of women who believed Justice Barrett’s appointment signaled the end of the world as they wanted it to be.  It seems more and more we live in a culture that is dominated by either / or  beliefs; either you love me, or you hate me. There seems to be no in-between. Everything seems to be communicated in absolute terms. This thinking in absolute terms has certainly been evident throughout the campaigns. How do we, as those seeking to be fully devoted followers of Jesus, find our way through this culture?

I believe 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 offers us a two-part blessing that can serve as our guide through these difficult times. First, we are provided God’s comfort when we encounter difficulties in life. Secondly, we can then use the comfort we received from God to comfort others. Instead of just trying to endure difficult times, we can experience God’s grace and then share His grace with others. This can inspire us to seek God’s wisdom through times of trial as opposed to staying focused only on our needs. (“Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others” (Philippians 2:4 NRSV.))

My Takeaway: And we are not alone to sort all this out! “Since (Jesus) himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.”

I also like a slogan I saw on social media today:

THE RESULTS WON’T DERAIL YOU

WHEN THE RESURRECTION DEFINES YOU.

Sē’lah                                                                                         

My book on prayer,

First Think, Then Pray

is now available on Amazon Kindle.

 

(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

Copyright © 2024 by Alex M. Knight

 

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