YOU ARE NOT ALONE

In Matthew 28:20, Jesus reminds us that He is always with us and we are never alone.

This journey of life requires faith in Christ and His presence even in those hours that we feel all alone. When we look at this passage of Scripture, the phrase “with you” in Greek is the word “meta.”

The Greek word “meta” is a confusing word to define. It often can mean “in the vicinity of” but in this specific passage it means more. Christ is not just in the vicinity of us, with us, by us, but rather it means he is among us and behind us. In other words, “He’s got our backs.”

I remember years ago when my daughter was learning to ride her bicycle. We took off the training wheels, but she was scared, I told her, “Don’t worry, I will be right here beside you the whole way.” Her face immediately released its look of fear. She trusted her dad’s promise. Even though she couldn’t see it, I was not only running beside her the entire time she pedaled for the first time without training wheels. But I wasn’t just running beside her, I had her back. I was literally holding the back of her seat the entire time with my thumb.

There are days, that we face new and frighting issues in life. Yet, Christ has promised that He is always there. In fact, he has promised more than just His presence, He has promised that He’s got our backs. He has his thumb holding us up so that we cannot fall or fail.