Key Ideas
Faith Fact
God helps me when I feel alone.
Faith Verse
Philippians 4:13 (NLT)
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Question of the Day: How can I find hope in my loneliness?
Read about It
Read: John 16:32–33
In today’s verses, Jesus was talking to His disciples about something that was about to happen. Jesus knew He was going to die. He also knew that, before His death, His friends would abandon Him because they were afraid. Even though Jesus experienced the heartbreak of His earthly friends leaving Him, He knew that God the Father was with Him. Jesus experienced being alone during a hard time. We can feel alone sometimes, too. However, Jesus didn’t end the conversation with being lonely. He told them that, they too, would face trials and heartbreak in this world, but not to worry because He had overcome the world.
Each of us will face times when we are lonely, and we will feel like everyone has forgotten us. We may feel like our friends have left us, or that our family doesn’t understand how we feel. However, Jesus promised that when we go to Him in these times of loneliness, we can find peace in Him. Through our darkest moments, we can turn to Him knowing that He will help us and carry us through. The difficult things we face are only temporary. He has overcome the world.
Talk about It
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Question 1. How did Jesus experience loneliness? Answer 1. He knew that His friends were going to scatter and leave Him alone at His death. (John 16:32)
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| Question 2. Who was with Jesus even after others left Him?
Answer 2. God the Father (John 16:32)
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| Question 3. What hope do these verses give us for the times we face loneliness and difficulty?
Answer 3. We can have peace in Jesus and know that the trials and sorrows we have here on earth are only temporary. Jesus has overcome the world. (John 16:33)
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| Question 4. How does knowing that even Jesus had moments when He was left alone make you feel?
Answer 4. Answers may vary.
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| Question 5. How does knowing God is with you change the way you face difficult situations?
Answer 5. Answers may vary. |
Pray about It
Jesus, thank You for the promise that even in my loneliness, I can find peace in You. May I never forget that You have already overcome all the trials and sorrows in this world. Amen.