Alone, or Forgiven?

Scripture:
Matthew 27:45-46 (ESV)

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Devotional:

How many times have you felt alone abandoned.  Even God was not around?  There have been a few times in my life I have felt that way.  As Jesus hung on the cross God had left.  He died hanging there utterly alone.  His death upon the cross is what paid the price of our sins.  Through Him we have direct access to God and will live for all eternity in Heaven.  Without Him we will live completely separated for all time. 

The good news is that we do not have to be alone.  In fact God is with us.  Romans 8:38-39, ESV:

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Not even Satan can tear us apart from God.  With Christ in us we are never alone.  No matter what we are going through God is with us.  God will help us through tough times.  He will strengthen us and support us. 

No matter our sin, we can be forgiven.  We still have to pay the consequences of our sin but we have forgiveness.  Jesus died so that we might live.  The wages of sin is death.  All have sinned and fall short.  Jesus paid the price…  We are forgiven…