Hold on Tightly

Greetings,

What is white, dented and dinged all over, and has traveled over 300,000 miles? Jorge’s work truck!  Yesterday his old Ford hit this remarkable milestone, and to quote my husband, “I am holding onto her (why is this seasoned, scratched up clunker a she?) to the very end.”

His reasoning is simple.  This is the truck that has been there since the beginning of Jorge’s business 15 years ago.  She has faithfully hauled stuff from over 3,000 trips to the Home Depot.  Not once, ever, has that bucket of bolts ever broken down on the way to a job site.  She has cordially waited until rush hour traffic on the way home.

And even though I won’t set foot inside her any longer, (i.e. plumes of dust that rise from the seats when you sit, ant hills, and owl nests in the back seat.) I admire Jorge and his sense of loyalty.  He won’t let go, and we can learn from that.

“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise” (Hebrews 10:23).

There are moments in our lives when we feel like letting go of hope, faith, and trust in God.  We wonder where He’s at.  If He’s even listening or cares about our struggles.  God knew we would be tempted to loosen our grip when troubles come, so He wrote this verse.  No matter what, He wants us to clasp, clench, and clamp down firmly, deeply, and securely on our faith.  A half-hearted hand holding will not do.  We must dig in our heels and refuse to move from His presence.  We must decide that GOD CAN BE TRUSTED.  We must pray and keep on praying.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, sometimes life does not make sense, but we tighten our grip on You today.   We will not waver; we will trust. We will not despair; we will affirm our hope.  We will not doubt Your goodness; we will assert our faith.  Thank You that You can be trusted to keep Your promise of taking care of us in this life and the eternal one to come. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.