Stand By Me

It's Tuesday night and that usually means that my wife and I meet up with a friend for dinner. Tonight, our friend brought another acquaintance and her small son with her. After our meal, we stopped by our local wholesale club so they could pick up a few essentials. Being the only guy around, the young boy with us hung around me leading me from one display to another. At one point we somehow got separated by a few feet and when the little boy noticed he looked over and said, "Stand by me".

As I moved closer to him I began to realize that this is what we as humans desire more that anything. We desire companionship. We have a longing to have someone stand by us. That desire is hardwired into our being, it is how we were created. Many of us though, try to fill that longing with human company (empty relationships) but that longing is still there. Others try to fill that longing with stuff, some try drugs, some try alcohol. Nothing seems to meet that need.

Only one thing will ever fill that empty place. That is Jesus! He is there waiting on us to look to Him and say "Stand by me". This is all He wants and that is all we will ever need. Tonight, I ask you, if you have never ask that of Jesus, why not give Him a try. He will do more than just stand by you. He will be closer than a brother.