God is holding your hand.

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:10 N

When we say "yes" to Jesus and follow Him we become his children. As a parent you want to keep your children safe. So one way to do that is to hold their hands.

Little ones don’t always like that as they want to be independent and will try and wriggle out of your hand when they do that as a parent you squeeze a little tighter!

God has been talking to me lately a lot about his right hand, so when I read a verse saying he holds me with his righteous right hand, I see him so big and my hands are so small.

I see Him leading and guiding me, gently squeezing my hand for reassurance and a gentle tug if He sees me going down the wrong path.

“Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.”

Psalms 139:10 NIV

Of late I have been asking God to show me his purposes and his plan for my life and I have had this written on my black board in my kitchen to constantly remind me that He will lead and guide me.

'You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.' Psalm 16:11

The verse says that in Gods presence is the only real place we will experience full joy, the joy that doesn't run out or grow old or boring. Jesus has all the pleasures and treasures in His right hand. So why would I go anywhere else looking for pleasures or joy?

Holding hands with someone is quite intimate, you wouldn't walk around town and grab some ones hand and walk with them! You would normally hold hands with people that you already have a relationship with.

Jesus longs for us to be intimate with him, to let him come close, to let him love us and be close to us. Even when we are feeling at our worst he wants us to cuddle up to him and stay with him till he speaks into our situation and allow Him to reset our feelings.

Have you ever just sat and asked Jesus to show himself to you?

If Jesus is holding our hand it means he is right next to us.

So I invite you to use your God given imagination and imagine that Jesus is next to you. Now turn to Jesus and look at him.

What emotion is his face showing? What does it feel like to be so close to him? What is he wearing? Sit for a while in his company, notice how it feels to be close to him.

I would encourage you to make that something you do often, be alone in his presence holding his hand. Talking and listening to him and his instructions for your life.

God promises us that He will never leave us or forsake us.

God never lets go of your hand.