Jesus didn’t simply say, “always,” but “all the days.” That takes into account all our various activities, the good and bad circumstances surrounding us, the varied responsibilities we have through the course of our days, the storm clouds and the sunshine.
Our Lord is present with us no matter what each day brings. It may be a day of joy or of sadness, of sickness or of health, of success or of failure. No matter what happens to us today, our Lord is walking beside us, strengthening us, loving us, filling us with faith, hope, and love. As He envelops us with quiet serenity and security, our foes, fears, afflictions, and doubts begin to recede. We can bear up in any setting and circumstance because we know the Lord is at hand, just as He told Paul in Acts 18:10, “I am with you.”
I am always very cautious of what I say at work, especially when most of the people I work with are Caucasians. I am afraid that they'll laugh at my me, my religion and my English. That's why I don't talk a lot at work. Needless to say, spreading the gospel. However, lately, God forced me to interact with my co-workers more. He gave me chances like someone will host a department potluck, or a few people from my department would go out for lunch together. I don't want to let God down, so I slowly proceed on talking to them. First by asking questions like, "What did you do this weekend?" or "Any plans tonight?". I'll then progress into telling a little bit about myself going to church, and/or volunteering for some Christian organizations, etc... Amazingly, as I talk more, I get more comfortable in speaking about my religion. Sometimes, my co-workers will laugh at me or at God. Of course that caused discouragement all over again, but I forced myself to speak again. To me this is very tough, being let down again and again, but this passage gave me confidence to speak of God even to hypocrites, even if I'll be made fun of. This tells me that God is there, beside me, when I do speak. Strengthening me, loving me, filing me with faith, hope, He envelops me with quiet serenity and security, foes, fears, afflictions, and doubts. Thank you God for being there for me "always".
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