Heavenly Companionship

I would like to talk to you today about

Heavenly Companionship. While sorting

through old letters, I found an email that

I had received a few years ago from a very

dear childhood friend. She had closed the

letter with these words, “Perhaps I will

not always be alone.” This year, our

Christmas card came back. “Return to

Sender. Deceased.” I trust that today she

is in the arms of Jesus and no longer

alone.

Many people are alone, but not lonely,

because they have found companionship

with the Heavenly Father. While living in

this world, all of us, at one time or

another, are engulfed in loneliness. We

may feel helpless, but our Lord promises

in John 14:18 “I will not leave you as

orphans, I will come for you.”

Years ago, a well-known speaker told the

story of a man who rose in one of his

meetings and asked if he could say

something. “I went to New York for a

year. I begged on the streets for a living.

One day, I touched a man on the

shoulder, Mister, please give me a dime.

As he turned, I recognized it was my

father. And he recognized me even

though I had changed. Through tears he

spoke, ‘For eighteen years, I have been

looking for you, Son. All that I have is

yours.’”

God is like that. He is good. He is

waiting to fill every need. Trust in his

promise. You are never alone.

Father, fill the lonely one today who seeks

your love and your presence.

Amen.