We Are Not Alone

Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they fell face down on the ground. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to them.

Numbers 20:6

Moses and Aaron’s relationship was far from perfect, yet these brothers needed each other to accomplish their purpose. Just as the Lord didn’t send Moses alone to Egypt to set his people free, we’re not meant to be or to work entirely alone. God shows his faithfulness in sending people to work together as Aaron and Moses did. That’s one of the reasons that each of us is a combination of both strengths and weaknesses; nobody is strong in every area. God planned it this way so we would need one another.

The New Testament bears witness to this truth: “Just as there are many parts to our bodies, so it is with Christ’s body. We are all parts of it, and it takes every one of us to make it complete, for we each have different work to do” (Romans 12:4-6, TLB).

God also graciously gave us the stories of those who have gone before us in this journey. In Hebrews 11, the Hall of Faith, are men such as Noah, who believed God and built the ark as he commanded him; Abraham, who left his home and went far away to the land God had promised to give him; Jacob and Joseph; Moses; and other people of great faith. But look also at the lives of women in the Bible: Sarah, who because of her faith became a mother in old age; Esther, whom God had brought into the palace “for just such a time as this” (Esther 4:14) to save the nation of Israel; Ruth, who, though widowed at a young age, sought refuge under the wings of God. Deborah, Rahab, Mary, Elizabeth—all these women are part of the great cloud of witnesses who are cheering us on in this adventure of faith. Read their stories, and remember—you are not alone!

Lord, when I feel alone, remind me that you are near and your people are not far away. Connect and unite me with your body of believers, for Christ’s sake.

Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.

Corrie Ten Boom(1892–1983), Dutch author, speaker, and concentration camp survivor