When life is hard
Loneliness
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The writer of Hebrews grounds contentment in a promise God spoke, not in a feeling we work up. The double negative in the Greek is emphatic: never, no never, will He leave. Loneliness tells us we are forsaken; this verse answers that specific lie with what God has actually said about Himself.
A prayer from this passage
Father, when I feel forgotten, remind me of what You have said: You will in no way leave me. Let Your presence be more real to me than my isolation, and lead me also toward the people You have given to Your church for company.
Key truth
Scripture answers loneliness with the promise of God's unfailing presence, spoken by God Himself.
Related Scriptures
- Psalm 68:6 God sets the lonely in families.
- Psalm 27:10 When father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me up.
- John 14:18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you.
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