KEEP HOLD
Life for many of us is incredibly challenging.
As believers in Christ, we understand and accept the difficulties, losses, tragedies.
Yes, we say, but aren't there times when we're sinking in quicksand?
Who has the strength and power to pull us out? Who do we hold onto?
We turn to our Lord, our God Almighty, our Savior. He sustains us. He enables us to keep hold.
"For I, YAHWEH, am your God, keeping hold of your right hand; the One who is saying to you: Do not fear; I have determined to help you." Isaiah 41:13
Matthew Henry:
It is against the mind of God that his people should be a timorous people. For the suppressing of fear he assures them that they may depend upon his presence with them as their God, and a God all-sufficient for them in the worst of times.
Observe with what tenderness God speaks, and how willing he is to let the heirs of promise know the immutability of his counsel, and how desirous to make them easy:
"Fear thou not, for I am with thee, not only within call, but present with thee; be not dismayed at the power of those that are against thee, for I am thy God, and engaged for thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou destitute of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to sink, ready to fall? I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness, that right hand which is full of righteousness, in dispensing rewards and punishments,’’ Ps. 48:10. And again in v. 13 it is promised that God will strengthen their hands, that is, will help them: "I will hold thy right hand, go hand in hand with thee’’.
He will take us by the hand as our guide, to lead us in our way, will help us up when we are fallen or prevent our falls; when we are weak he will hold us up-wavering, he will fix us-trembling, he will encourage us, and so hold us by the right hand.
It is the honour of God to help the weak. He will help them, for He is their Redeemer, Who is wont to redeem them, Who has undertaken to do it. Christ is the Redeemer, from Him is our help found.
As believers in Christ, we understand and accept the difficulties, losses, tragedies.
Yes, we say, but aren't there times when we're sinking in quicksand?
Who has the strength and power to pull us out? Who do we hold onto?
We turn to our Lord, our God Almighty, our Savior. He sustains us. He enables us to keep hold.
"For I, YAHWEH, am your God, keeping hold of your right hand; the One who is saying to you: Do not fear; I have determined to help you." Isaiah 41:13
Matthew Henry:
It is against the mind of God that his people should be a timorous people. For the suppressing of fear he assures them that they may depend upon his presence with them as their God, and a God all-sufficient for them in the worst of times.
Observe with what tenderness God speaks, and how willing he is to let the heirs of promise know the immutability of his counsel, and how desirous to make them easy:
"Fear thou not, for I am with thee, not only within call, but present with thee; be not dismayed at the power of those that are against thee, for I am thy God, and engaged for thee. Art thou weak? I will strengthen thee. Art thou destitute of friends? I will help thee in the time of need. Art thou ready to sink, ready to fall? I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness, that right hand which is full of righteousness, in dispensing rewards and punishments,’’ Ps. 48:10. And again in v. 13 it is promised that God will strengthen their hands, that is, will help them: "I will hold thy right hand, go hand in hand with thee’’.
He will take us by the hand as our guide, to lead us in our way, will help us up when we are fallen or prevent our falls; when we are weak he will hold us up-wavering, he will fix us-trembling, he will encourage us, and so hold us by the right hand.
It is the honour of God to help the weak. He will help them, for He is their Redeemer, Who is wont to redeem them, Who has undertaken to do it. Christ is the Redeemer, from Him is our help found.