God is with You

“11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.” (Psalm 22:11 NIV).

Whatever you may face today, realize that you will not face it alone–God will be with you. It may not always feel like it, but He is always there.

Realizing that God is with you, do not hesitate to call out to Him when things get difficult. He can help when no one else can.

Remember that this Psalm of David is typico-prophetic; a Messianic Psalm. The setting for this Psalm is fulfilled in Jesus on the cross. Trouble doesn’t begin to describe that setting! He is dying in physical pain and in agony of soul as the sins of the world are placed on the already dislocated shoulders. In such a position no human intervention could help. He was dying. But even in death, God can help us. When W.E. Sangster, one of England's great methodist preachers lay dying of muscular atrophy, he wrote to Dr. Billy Graham and said, "All my life I have preached that Jesus Christ is adequate for every crisis. I have but a few days to live, and oh, Billy, Christ is indeed adequate in the hours of death. Tell everyone that it is true. Tell them for me that God is wonderfully near His Children as the come to the end of life's road." (Decision Magazine April, 1974).

I contend that He who is wonderfully near even in life’s darkest hour is near to you today. Walk with Him. Talk with Him. Don’t face this day alone. Face it with Him.