09/03/2026
Weekly Devotion
Alone
Genesis 2:18 - And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
There is a show on the History channel called “Alone”. On this show they put 10 people in places that experience harsh conditions and they must survive all alone. They have the option to tap out if they feel like they can’t go on and the one who can survive the longest wins the prize of $500,000. If you watch this show you will find that the number one reason that people tap out is not the harsh conditions, the brutal cold temperatures, the winds that cut right through you, it’s not the lack of conveniences they have at home, it's not even the lack of food or the intense hunger. The number one reason people tap out is because of loneliness. That intense loneliness and desire for human contact. God has made us in a way that we need each other. All the way back to the garden of Eden, God saw that Adam was alone and He said “it is not good that man should be alone”. When Jesus sent out his disciples he sent them out in pairs. He calls the church together to help and encourage each other, in Hebrews 10:25 he says, “not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching”. God created us to have communion and to have fellowship. God does not call us to a life of isolation, He does not call us to be alone. But He calls us to help each other and encourage each other. If you are a part of the body of Christ, you will never have to tap out because you are never alone!
Amy Neal
