Dear Heart,
Let me tell you something. No one and nothing can pluck you out of the hand of your God.
Wait what? Is that really true that nothing can snatch you out of the hands of the God of the universe?????
YES! It is true! The Bible says so, so it is so.
In John 10 Jesus is talking about his sheep. Not the animal kind of sheep but the us kind of sheep. If you have no idea what I mean by the “us kind of sheep” let me tell you about it real quick.
You know how a shepherd’s job is to guide, lead, and protect their flock of sheep? Well, that’s one way the Bible describes God and then it describes us as His sheep because we are to follow Him like a sheep follows his shepherd. God is THE GREAT SHEPHERD. Always guiding, leading, and protecting us.
In John 10:28 Jesus says, “I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will pluck them out of my hand.”
Dang, that is a pretty good promise right there.
I don’t know what you are going through but take heart, because the God of the universe is guiding leading and protecting you. No matter how big or small the rut you are stuck in may be, it’s not going to pluck you out of HIS HANDS.
Anxiety that steals your breath… it will not pluck you out of His hands. Days that leave you hopeless and searching for answers… they will not pluck you out of His hands. Fear that invades your mind and steels your peace… it can not pluck you out of his hands. The voices that you hear that are telling you that you are a lost cause or that you messed up too many times… YOU MUST KNOW that that is a lie because NO ONE and NOTHING can and will pluck you out of the hand of God.
God, the Great Shepherd is WITH you. He is not only with you but he is FOR you. He is not only for you but he PURSUES you. He not only pursues you but he KNOWS you. He not only knows you but he LOVES you.
Your name is engraved upon his hand and your name is written on his heart. Never forget that no one and nothing can pluck you out of his hands.
-Courage, dear heart
Dear Heart 