SUNDAY CHOICE – O GOD NEVER LET GO OF ME – By Charles Schokman
But one day his wife started abusing him. It sounded exactly like those words he heard all those years ago. Then his wife said, I don’t love you anymore. It’s over. I want nothing to do with you. She took the baby and left. There was only one thing Charlie could do, and that was to pray. He opened the Bible and began to read Psalm 27:10: “Though my mother and father forsake me the Lord will rescue me”.
Then he read the words of Hebrews 13:5-6, “…God said, Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. We will say with confidence, The Lord is my helper”. Those few Bible verses were all he needed to help him get over all those years of feeling rejected and abandoned. In the past, he felt it was his fault that these things had happened—somehow he was to blame. But the more he prayed, the more God healed his broken heart.
I have a feeling there are a lot of ‘Charlies’ out there who feel lonely and abandoned, sometimes at no fault of their own. But the reality is we have a God who will never let go of you—never say, You’re hopeless. He will always be there as your helper, friend, and Deliverer. With God there is always a new chapter to enter into, and new adventures of faith to enjoy.
We need to say, Lord, you’re in control of my life. All we see in our lives is what is happening here and now, plus all that has transpired. But God has given us the ability to face the unknown. How do I know that? Psalm 100:5 says, “The Lord is good. His mercy is everlasting, and his truth endures to all generations”.
A story like many others
Charlie James grew up, it seemed to everyone, in a happy family. But when the doors were closed and he went to bed, he could hear his mother and father shouting at each other. He heard his mother say, You’re pathetic, useless. I never knew why I married a loser like you. You’re good for nothing. Charlie’s dad worked as hard as he could from 6 am till 7 pm Monday to Friday and Saturdays 6 am till 2 pm. But no matter what his father did, it was not good enough.
One day he came home from school and found his dad home from work early, crying in the lounge room: Charlie’s mother had left. It broke his heart and his dad’s heart. Later on, Charlie’s dad died. He had been his best friend, and it hit him really hard. But two years later, Charlie met a lady that he married. And the day their son was born was the happiest day of his life. He worked hard as he could to provide for his family.
Courtesy of Chris Witts—Morning Devotions
If you are one who feel lonely or abandoned pray that these hymns be a source of encouragement and comfort to know that God will never let go of you.
