Praise Jesus for being with you…now.

The only time Jesus was ever completely alone was as He hung on the cross.

But I get ahead of the story. Jesus told His men that one day they would desert Him; yet, He would not be alone. His Father and the Spirit would be with Him because they are LORD.

Allow me to remind you that the word LORD (all caps to differentiate it from the word Lord or master) is the Yehovah or I am of Exodus 3. It literally means to always be present in the present. There is no moment in “time” where He is not with us no matter where we are, no matter our choices. He is, not was or will be, but is with us.

When we make the sinful choices between now and holiness/perfection that put Him on the cross and caused Him to be separated from His Father (aka alone), we feel like such complete failures that He couldn’t possibly hang out with losers like us. Nope. He is present in the present. He is LORD.

When we feel like such disappointments that He’d have to leave us. Nope. He is present in the present. He is LORD.

When we feel like, “How in the world can He ever love me when I repeatedly hurt Him?” He is love who is present in the present. He is LORD.

This is who He is. He is the LORD who can’t change and who would cease to be LORD if He did!

Life transformation is not about you or me. It’s about Him. When our feelings lead us to quit. Jesus is right there. Saying, “I am with you always. Take My hand and start walking again.”

How can that be? The cross. He literally was left hanging alone so you and I would never have to be. When you feel like a failure or disappointment, praise Him for being the One who is present with you in the present. Thank Him for being LORD.