Friday, 12 April 2013

Hold My Hand







“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee.”  Isaiah 41:3

I was walking by the side of the road holding the hand of my happy three-year old daughter.  She was quite content to hold my hand until she saw a car approaching.  As the car came closer, she began to tug at my hand in an attempt to run although the oncoming vehicle posed no threat.  I held on to her hand and explained that we were in no danger from the passing car and that I would never knowingly place her in harm’s way.

We continued down the street but my heart felt a little sad as I reflected on the incident.  How was it that she did not know that I would take care of her?  After all, I am her mother, I thought.

Sometimes in our walk with God we become fearful because of difficult circumstances and we forget Who is walking beside us. We react to what we see or feel instead of trusting God to take care of us.  Jesus said that He would never leave or forsake us.  What a wonderful promise.  He is there when we need Him and we can be secure knowing that He will never, ever let us go.

Prayer: Lord, help us to remember that You hold our hand, and will guide us always.

© Phillippa Brown

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