God’s got ya

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “God’s power in you and for you”

Our Bible verse for today: “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “God’s got ya”

The other morning, I read something in my pastor’s devotional book that reminded me of a scary but thrilling adventure I had decades ago. It was on my 50th birthday. I decided to celebrate by going skydiving. Although I had never been skydiving before, I did not want to do a tandem jump, being attached to an instructor. Instead, I wanted to do what they call “an assisted freefall.” In that scenario, I would not be attached to anyone. However, two instructors would jump with me and would fall right next to me. If I freaked out and didn’t pull the cord for my parachute, one of them would reach over and try to pull it for me.

So, there I was, falling through the sky at 120 mph from 17,000 feet. The ground seemed to be rushing up at me very fast and I wondered if perhaps I was going to die. But I did remember to pull the cord, the parachute did deploy, and I gently floated to the ground for a soft and safe landing.

God’s power in our lives can be a lot like that parachute. Sometimes life can feel like you’re falling out of the sky at 120 mph and the ground is coming up fast. But then God grabs you, arrests your fall, and gently guides you safely down to a soft landing. Here’s how the writer of my devotional for that day described it:

“It takes a serious level of unswerving resolve to jump out of a plane and then trust a piece of cloth to deliver a safe landing. Commitment to God and his purposes should look like that to us. We are fully in his hands, and we trust him to land us securely. Let’s grit our teeth and dive deeply into what God has planned for us!”

Do you feel as if you are freefalling through life? Well, God’s got ya. His power is enough to hold you up and deliver you safely to a soft landing, just like that parachute.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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