“Years ago, while my husband and I were visiting the Smithsonian Air and
Space Museum in Washington, DC, we noticed a baby stroller by itself with no
one nearby. We assumed that the parents had left it there because it was too
bulky and were now carrying their child. But as we approached, we saw a
sleeping baby inside. Where was a parent . . . a sibling . . . a babysitter? We
hung around for quite some time before hailing a museum official. No one had
shown up to claim that precious child! The last we saw of him, he was being
wheeled away to a safe place (C.H.C.– american writer).”
That
experience made me think about what it’s like to be abandoned. It’s an
overwhelming feeling that no one cares anything about you. It’s a real and
excruciatingly painful feeling. But even though people may abandon us, God’s
love and presence is assured. The Lord promises that He will never leave us
(Deut. 31:8). He will be with us wherever we go, “always, even to the end of
the age” (Matt. 28:20).
The Lord
will never falter in His commitment to His children. Even if we have been
abandoned by others, we can find confidence in His promise that nothing will
ever “separate us from [His] love” (Rom. 8:35-39).
Confidence
in God’s presence is our comfort. (RBC)
