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Day 163 or June 12. Remember, God is holding you securely. Our thoughts today are rooted

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in Psalm 63 verse 8. I cling to you. Your right hand upholds me.

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And now the big picture surrounding this verse. More Psalms from David this time with a theme

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of recalling how good God has been in the past, and how trustworthy He is every day.

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Psalm 61 gives us a short prayer to be used when we feel overwhelmed and very weak. It's

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short because at times like this David knew that words were not as important as our attitude

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towards God, simply trusting Him no matter what the situation. David knew that His God

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would always be dependable. In amongst the riches of David's writings we find an anonymous

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gem, which is Psalm 66. It urges us to look back to see what God has done, and encourages

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us to go on with confidence and continue to trust Him from our inner being.

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And now today's action step. Psalm 63 reminds us that we are to hold on to God as tightly

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as we can, but it also confirms that God is holding on to us at the same time. Our grip

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will vary according to how we feel at the time. That's how people are. On the other

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hand God never changes, therefore His grip on us won't vary either. When you walk along

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holding the hand of a child, there are times when the child loses concentration, and would

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fall if you didn't keep tight hold. When danger threatens, we tell the child to hold

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tight, but we have no intention of letting them fall, as we have a firm grip on them

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at all times. There are occasions in our lives when we are simply unable to hold on, our

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faith is so frail, and we are at our lowest ebb. Whatever the reason, you are still in

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God's capable hands. Jesus said, My sheep will never perish. No one can snatch them

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away from Me, for My Father has given them to Me, and He is more powerful than anyone

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else. No one can snatch them from the Father's hand. So remember my friend, we can always

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rest securely, because it doesn't depend on you or me.