HOLD TIGHT!

Deuteronomy 11:22 NLT Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.

Have you ever been on a fairground ride which was hair raising? If so, you’ll know it feels like you have to hang on for dear life!😊 You’re tossed this way and that, the G force makes your face go out of shape and you feel the exhilaration of the speed and thrill of the ride, but you have to hang on tight!😊

Our verse today talks about holding on tightly to our God. When the fairground ride of life is tossing us to and fro, or when the enemy forces are coming against us, God wants us to know the thrill and exhilaration of knowing our God is holding us securely and safely, no matter what’s going on around us! When we hold tightly to Him we won’t be thrown off course.😊

Can I ask what we’re holding tightly to today? Are we holding tightly to the Lord our God? Maybe we’re holding tightly to our bank balance, or to our loved ones, or maybe we’re holding tightly to our jobs or to the security and comforts of home?

All of those things are good and go to make up the fabric of our lives but our verse shows us God doesn’t want us to hold on to any of them more tightly than we are holding on to Him!😊

Scripture tells us to never forget God is our bedrock, He is our security, our Saviour, our Provider, our everything, not our family or finances or anything else.

We know every good thing we have has come to us because of God’s goodness and generosity, so let’s show our love to the Lord our God this week by walking in His ways and holding very tightly to Him every day, knowing He has us safe in the palm of His hand.😊Amen.