"Feeling Alone"

"Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men." (Psalms 12:1) So, if you ever wanted a reason to share why it is important to be in fellowship with a body of believers, this is a good one to bring forth. It is not to hard to understand why someone might feel discouraged in a world gone mad; especially if you are not regularly in fellowship with people who feel the same way. The good thing about living in a time, such as this time we are living in, is that we know that Jesus will be coming back very soon; the bad thing, and what makes us feel such discouragement, is that so many we know will not be ready! This word "help" is a word that has a primary meaning of 'to be spacious', 'ample', or 'broad'; in other words, the signification of ample space is in Hebrew applied to liberty, deliverance from dangers and distresses, as on the other hand narrowness of space is frequently used of distresses and dangers. When it comes to feeling alone in a world gone mad, your space of security is threatened and brought to the point of only feeling safe in your own home; and even then, you still need to guard all entry points. When David is speaking about "for the faithful fail from among the children of men", he is speaking about the disappearance of those that are faithful; much as Elijah felt when he fled to Mount Horeb, saying to God, "I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken Thy covenant, thrown down Thine alsword, and slain Thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away". (1 Kings 19:10) Yesterday, as I laid around enjoying a holiday, I thought it would be nice to watch some of the Christian channels on TV; apparently I don't know where to find them, since everything that I saw seemed to either have a secular view, or a view that I found hard to digest and did not seem to be based upon Scripture, but more upon other books and philosophers opinions of what the Bible says. I have something like 800 channels, but I only ever watch two: the Golf Channel and Fox News; Fox News is on most frequently, but the Golf Channel is on Thursday thru Sunday. It seems like such a waste of money to pay for all those other channels just to get the two that I want to watch; but that is how it is, oh well. Then when you look at what is happening in some of our churches, and some of those who claim to believe in God, it is hard to understand where they get their understanding of His Word, and if they even believe that His Word is valid. I believe this may have something to do with wanting to be conformed to this world, because it just feels so liberating to be a part of all that is going on. That little space which is all that is left of holiness, just did not give comfort or pleasure; therefore, it was time to become part of  the world. This is why it is so very very important that we do not forsake fellowship with one another..."Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for He is faithful that promised; and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much more, as ye see the day approaching." (Hebrews 10:22-25)