Bible Questions Answered:
“...I feel alone in this outreach,
because the help is just not there...”
Michelle/ Manila, Philippines
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Are Christian people ever alone, or
deserted?
Genesis 5:24 KJV
And Enoch
walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 6:9 KJV
These are the
generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his
generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 28:15 KJV (Claim God's promise to Jacob, as your own!)
"... I am
with you, and I will protect you wherever you go...I will not leave
you..."
Exodus 33:14 KJV (Claim God's promise to Moses as your own!
And He said, My
presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Deuteronomy 20:1 NLT (Moses)
“When you go
out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an
army greater than your own, do not be afraid. The Lord your God, who
brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you!
Joshua 1:5 KJV
(The Lord's promise to Joshua,
make it your own!)
"...As I
was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor
forsake thee.
Psalm 16:8 KJV
I have set The
Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be
moved.
Psalm 34:18 KJV
The Lord is
nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a
contrite spirit.
Psalm 145:18 KJV
The Lord is
nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in
Truth.
Proverbs 18:24
KJV
"... there
is a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Isaiah 43:1-3
NLT
1 But now, O
Jacob, listen to The Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who
formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have
called you by name; you are Mine.
2 When you go
through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers
of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of
oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume
you.
3 For I am The
Lord, your God, The Holy One Of Israel, your Savior.
Jeremiah 23:23
KJV
Am I a God at
hand, saith The Lord, and not a God afar off?
Matthew 12:48-50
NLT
48 Jesus asked,
“Who is My mother? Who are My brothers?”
49 Then He
pointed to His disciples and said, “Look, these are My mother and
brothers.
50 Anyone who
does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and
mother!”
Matthew 18:20
KJV
For where two
or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of
them.
Matthew 28:19,20
KJV
19 Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of The
Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo,
I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
John 15:14,15
NRSV
14 You are My
friends if you do what I command you.
15 I do not
call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what
the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have
made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father.
I Corinthians
1:8,9 NLT
8 He will keep
you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the
day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
9 God will do
this, for He is Faithful to do what He says, and He has invited you
into partnership with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
"...for He
hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and He will draw nigh to you..."
I John 1:3 NLT
We proclaim to
you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may
have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with The Father and
with His Son, Jesus Christ.
No Christian is ever alone or deserted by The Lord, to say nothing of
The Blessed Holy Spirit, who resides within the heart of every
believer!
Isaiah 49:13-16
NLT
13 Sing for
joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For
The Lord has comforted His people and will have compassion on them in
their suffering.
14 Yet
Jerusalem says, “The Lord has deserted us; The Lord has forgotten
us.”
15 “Never!
Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the
child she has borne?
But even if
that were possible, I would not forget you!
16 See, I
have written your name on the palms of My hands...”
