CLINGING

Today's reading: Deuteronomy 10-12

"Be careful to obey all the commands I give you: show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and clinging to him." Deuteronomy 11:22 NLT

Allow me to draw the curtain aside, sit down and pull the curtain back in place as I make a confession to you...

I've always thought of Christian maturity as being stalwart in God's ways, outspoken on His Word and mighty in doing great deeds for the Lord.

When I think of all the greats in faith, I think of what has been said, what has been accomplished and what miracles have been performed.

But today I read that I show my love to the Lord by walking in His ways (as stated previously) AND clinging to Him.

Clinging to Him.

Not performing any Lone Ranger acts.

No one-horse pony shows.

No independent acts of faith.

Clinging, to me, means that I'm doing all for God I can WHILE holding on to Him for life with the other hand. 

Clinging means staying close to someone because you need them...emotionally, mentally, spiritually and physically. It's realizing how little we can do and how very little we are expected to do on our own.

It's clinging to Jesus...

It's remaining in the Vine...

It's drinking from the Well...

It's living beside the Still Waters...

It's trusting our Anchor...

It's living under the Shadow...

It's holding our Father's strong right hand...

That, believing friends, is the Christian walk!