Revelation 1:8
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the one who is, and who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.”
Applying God’s Word for today: the Almighty is always with us.
There are times when we may choose to step away from others to refocus. At other times, we might feel forced to be alone—perhaps by circumstances beyond our control, or because we withdraw in guilt and shame, fearing that no one could understand or forgive us if they knew what we have thought, said, or done. We may ask ourselves, “How could anyone forgive that?”
But we are not alone. God has given us this promise: He is the Alpha and the Omega—the first and the last. He was here before creation, when there was nothing, and He will be here when this universe comes to an end. He is the Almighty who created all things from nothing. The One who created all things also knew how to repair the world when it was broken.
We broke it when our first parents sinned. Although God created us to live with Him in paradise, sin separates us from Him. So He repaired this broken and fallen world by becoming like us. Jesus, the second person of the Trinity, became our brother and lived among us. He was with the Father and the Holy Spirit from eternity past and will be with them into eternity when this world ends.
God’s plan of salvation was to defeat sin, death, and the devil so that all who believe in Him will have eternal life. He is the Almighty, and there was nothing we could do to undo the effects of sin on this world or on ourselves. God has done the repairing. When Jesus suffered and died on the cross and rose from the dead, He secured our forgiveness. Because of Him, we are not alone or abandoned.
He was with Adam and Eve from the beginning; He is with us now; and He will be with us to the end of the age. We are not alone. Know the forgiveness Jesus won for us on the cross, and rest in God’s peace of forgiveness and in the hope of eternal life that is yours by faith in Jesus.
Dear Lord God, thank You for Your love, grace, and mercy, and for never leaving us alone. You are always with us. You stand by us in good times and in bad. Even when we fall into temptation and sin, You are ready to hear our confession, and for Jesus’ sake, You forgive us all our sins. We are not alone, nor are we stuck in our sins. Thank You. Amen.
God is your help in every troubling situation, including your struggle with sin, and He promises to be with you always. You are never alone with your sins, not even for a moment. So when your sinful thoughts keep taunting you, know and trust that Jesus has forgiven all your sins.