A Prayer to See the Lord's Faithfulness

Thank you so much.

In those days, I wasn't sitting down with God and having long, sweet times in the Word.

Instead, I was leaning on the Word in me.

I knew the importance of trusting the promises of God from our previous crisis.

In those days when I could hardly think, the promise of God that I kept coming back to was this one, God is faithful to be present.

I knew God was with us, and so my prayer was, God, don't let me miss you.

Let me see where you are.

In Matthew 28, before Jesus ascends to heaven, He gives His final charge to the disciples.

Go, tell.

Spread this good news.

Take it to the nations.

I think we often read this and feel the sense of purpose rise up in us.

We feel emboldened and empowered.

But I would imagine that those standing there beside Jesus may have felt pure fear.

They had been walking with Jesus for three years.

He had been right there with them physically, and now He was leaving them.

They were literally watching Him ascend away from them.

But Jesus leaves them with that promise from Matthew 28 20.

I am with you always.

He may have been leaving them physically, but He was not leaving them alone.

He promised to be with them, and He promises us that too.

The story of the Bible is the story of the God who longs to dwell with His people and wants His people to dwell with Him.

He wants to be with us, and through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, He has made a way for us to do this.

In her book, Even Better Than Eden, Nancy Guthrie further explains this truth.

The great passion of God's heart, as revealed from Genesis to Revelation, is to be at home with His people in a place where nothing can separate or alienate or contaminate, enjoying a face-to-face relationship of pure joy with no goodbyes.