God has not Abandoned You

Psalm 139:5

“You have hedged (enclosed) me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me.”

As humans, we have all experienced loneliness at some point in life.  We look for sources of encouragement, and find none. Often, the pain is too hard to bear.  We feel we have been rejected, and abandoned by everyone around us. It may even seem like there is no one who cares. Sometimes it hits so hard that we are left with a tremendous void deep in our soul.  It’s during times like these, that God’s love is all the more priceless.

The Psalmist who has gone through such experiences, throws himself into the loving arms of the God who knows him inside out, and rests on the truth that God has enclosed him. The Message reads: “I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead and you’re there too—your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful—I can’t take it all in!”  It may feel like we’re alone and lost, but God assures us His constant abiding presence.


Realizing this truth, David continues: “7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell (or Sheol), You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, 10 even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.”  O child of God! God has not abandoned you.

Stephen Thomas

Stephen is an ordained Christian Minister and a Bible teacher who is a mentor to several youth leaders in Crossway Church and around the globe. He is a regular visiting Speaker in Crossway Church, New Delhi. He can be reached at stephenthomas6400@hotmail.com