“…And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”  
Matthew 28:20b
 
The Book of Matthew ends with these reassuring words of the incarnate One who came to earth as stated in Matthew 1:23,
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us.’”  (Also see, Isaiah 7:14)
 
Believers are never alone!  Jesus told His follows many times that He will be with us always.  As we see in our opening verse in Matthew, it is the last thing He said to the disciples before He was taken up to heaven. 
 
Let us look at these verses of Scripture that tell us of that we are never separated from Christ Jesus--
Our opening verse tells us that we are constantly accompanied by His presence.  (Read it again.)
 
We are held close by His hand:
Jesus tells us in John 10:28,
“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.”
 
Believers are like branches in the Vine:
Jesus again speaking of that non-separation in John 15:4,
“Abide in Me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.”  
 
Jesus, in speaking with our heavenly Father in John 17:23, tells of perpetual fellowship with Believers:
“I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.”
 
There is no power that can separate a Believer from our Lord Jesus Christ:
“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 8:38-39
 
So we can rejoice always because of His divine presence!  We see in Scripture His presence was promised all the way back in Genesis. (Though our circumstances may be different, Believers are included in these promises.)
“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”  Genesis 28:15 
 
He gives rest as Exodus 33:14 tells us,
“And He said, ‘My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest.’”
 
God gives us courage in our battles today just as He did the Israelites in the wilderness,
“When you go out to battle against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and people more numerous that you, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God is with you…” 
Deuteronomy 20:1
 
Hebrews 13:5-6 gives us a wonderful assurance,
“Let your conduct be without covetousness, and be content with such things as you have.  For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’  So we may boldly say: ‘The LORD is my helper; I will not fear.  What can man do to me?’”
 
With the state of the world today it is so comforting to know that we are never alone! We are safe in Christ Jesus and we can rest in Him!   
 
With one voice let us:
“Rejoice in the Lord always..”  Philippians 4:4
“Be anxious for nothing..”  Philippians 4:6
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 
Thank you Most Holy God for your everlasting eternal love!  There are no words that can ever express our gratefulness.  And may we be so sensitive to the Holy Spirit that we may be and do all that our Heavenly Father has purposed for each of His own.  Amen