Grace to you & peace from God our Father & the Lord Jesus Christ.
“God In Exile” is July 23’s evening entry from Dr. David Jeremiah’s ‘Walking with God: 365 Daily Devotions’.
“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:20
Do you ever feel like you are far away from God?
John, the beloved apostle of Jesus Christ, though exiled to a barren island in the Aegean Sea, was not exiled from God. God, the Living One, went with him. Being shut away from the world on a prison island meant John could focus on God. While on Patmos, John received a magnificent revelation of Heaven and humanity’s future-the book of Revelation.
Across the centuries, God has walked with people of faith in dark circumstances. An innocent Joseph sat in a prison. Rizpah spent months guarding the dead bodies of her sons. Martin Luther walked through deep depression. In each case, the living God walked with them through these dark circumstances. These people came through their bend in the road because God was with them every step of the way.
God uses the difficult times in our lives to show us amazing things. You may feel exiled from everyone on earth, but you can walk in confidence. As God was with John on Patmos, He is with you. God won’t desert you. You can trust Him fully through every difficult experience. You will never be exiled from God.
“If we are shut in by life’s troubles, we can look to the open Heaven above us.” James M Campbell
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.
