Led by the SpiritSample

Always There

I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! - Psalm 139:7

When Arthur met Sandy in college, they became best friends. Soon, Sandy began to lose his eyesight, yet Arthur stuck with him. After Sandy became blind, he dropped out of college. But Arthur would have none of it and promised to help him.

One day, the two were at Grand Central Station in New York when Arthur said he had to leave. Sandy spent a humbling two hours bumping into people and even knocking a few things over. Finally, he was able to board the right train to get back to school.

When he returned, he discovered that Arthur hadn’t abandoned him — he’d been watching over him the whole time, quietly helping him gain confidence in being independent. After that, Sandy said, “I felt like I could do anything.” Decades later, Sandy Greenberg, a successful businessman, and Art Garfunkel, a music legend, are still friends.

When we come to faith in Jesus, God gives us the Holy Spirit who dwells in us and guides us. He’s an “advocate, who will never leave [us]” (John 14:16). And the psalmist calls God our “refuge” (Psalm 91:2, 9).

What crisis are you facing? As you walk through it today, the Spirit is there watching over you even when you sometimes don’t think He’s there. God “will cover you” and be with you (v. 4). He’s always there, watching over His own.

Dave Branon

What challenges do you face these days? How does it help to know that you’re not facing them alone because God sent the Holy Spirit to be present with you?

Dear God, thank You for being the unseen presence in my life — and for giving me the Holy Spirit to guide me.