Matthew 27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Yesterday I spoke to you about being abandoned. Jesus knows how that feels. Here at the end of His earthly life God the Father had to abandon Jesus because the sins of the world were placed upon Him as He became the perfect sacrifice for sin. This is the only way God’s sense of justice would ever be satisfied. At the moment, Jesus became sin.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Jesus knew what it meant to be abandoned in the truest sense. Because He knew, He made a provision for us so that we should never have to feel that way again.

John 16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

Jesus knew that He had to go and sit on the right-hand throne of God. He made provision for those feelings of abandonment. We who have accepted Jesus Christ by faith have the Comforter and we are never alone. The Holy Spirit fills that empty place in my heart that was once the forsaken man.

The very last words yesterday were “That can change.” That emptiness that sin creates because it separates us from God is not a part of my life any more. It is my fondest wish that you know how this feels. Perhaps you feel abandoned. Perhaps you are alone.

Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead and is seated on the right-hand throne of God just so that you do not have to be alone ever. Sin is no longer an excuse, it has been dealt with by Jesus Christ, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Come join us in Christ.

Psalm 94:14 For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. (NASB)

Is there anything worse than feeling abandoned? While we are infants we need others to feed and care for us. We would not survive if we did not have that level of care. Would it surprise you to discover that never changes in our lives? No one can survive on their own. No one should feel alone.

Genesis 2:18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

We have been dependent on one another since the beginning. I left off yesterday by telling you a little secret, that the world will abandon you. This is not in the sense that you will be left alone but rather that you will not have anyone care for you as God intended. This is the sin nature of abandonment.

Selfish people only care about themselves. The fact that they are in your life only means they are using you for their own selfish interests. If you do not have people in your life that have the love of God within them, they those who are with you serve themselves in some fashion.

People who serve the love of God will always stress the need for a loving relationship with God. It is their new nature, their new heart condition. Do you have people like that in your life? Do you feel the need for that kind of relationship, where others have your best interest at heart?

Remember what I said sin should do? Fearing God, feeling exposed, feeling vulnerable are all signs of abandonment. You can be standing in a crowd and feel that way. Are you alone? That can change.