Just Hold On

I received the Bible from my pastor. Since becoming a pastor myself, this Bible has always stayed on my pulpit. It never leaves.

One Sunday night I opened this Bible to preach my sermon and found a small yellow piece of paper jutting out from the sacred pages. I turned to find a sticky note with penciled writing: “God must have a lot trust in you to give you so many difficulties.”

Today we hear a lot about how we need to “hold onto God.” Frankly, if my spiritual life was about me holding on, I’d have fallen headlong into the Abyss long, long ago. Not only is my grip weak, but my load seems all too heavy at times. Keep from losing my salvation??? I can’t even keep from losing my car keys and socks.

Thankfully, God doesn’t ask me to hold on to Him because He holds onto me. His arms never tire and His grip never fails. The weight of this world doesn’t burden Him. He never falls asleep, has to let go to take care of something else, or gives up on me.

Jesus said of His followers: I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand (John 10:27-29).