He Will Find You In A Crowd
By Susan Miller, Just Moved Ministry Founder, author of After the Boxes Are Unpacked
Have you ever felt so alone? I don’t mean lonely for people in your life, but alone in the midst of people.
There are times you can be in a crowd of people, both friends and strangers—at church, at the office, at the mall, at a party, at a Bible study—and still feel so alone.
You might feel like you’re lost in the shuffle of life or forgotten in the clamor of conversation around you. In your aloneness, you may want to cry out – even scream out – “Please, someone notice me, talk to me, acknowledge me!”
In Luke 19:1-10, we are reminded of the story of Zaccheus. He was in a crowd of people and pretty lost too – in more ways than one. Zaccheus climbed up in a tree so he could see Jesus in the crowd below. Jesus not only found him but singled him out and called him to come down from the tree. Jesus wanted to be with him and spend time with him. I’m sure Zaccheus didn’t have a clue when he got up that morning that he would have an encounter with Jesus that would change his life – and his heart – forever.
Jesus will find you in a crowd.
You can be isolated like Zaccheus, or alone on the street corner with a maze of people coming and going around you. No matter how alone you might feel, His specialty is being close and personal. He is all about a one-on-one encounter with you. He will fill you with Himself. You are not alone.
Question to Consider: Am I seeking God in my aloneness?
Scripture to Remember:
…and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. (John 16:32)
Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. (Hebrews 13:5)
…seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. (Deuteronomy 4:29)
Prayer: Yes, I am so alone, God. I will seek you and search for you. Meet me, find me, in my aloneness. Make your presence known to me. Amen
Thought for the Day: Today, I will read over and over again the Scripture to Remember until it is embedded in my heart and mind.