‘I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;
    I will take hold of your hand.
I will keep you…

While pursuing a particular branch of theological study, in college, we began to look at ‘the religious life of Jesus.’ This was a bit of an eye-opener for me, to recognise that, as a Man, as a human-being, Jesus walked with God. He prayed; He regularly spent time communing with the Father; He acted on what He was shown; He was immersed in the Scriptures; He attended the synagogue frequently. As someone put it, we see in Him regular ‘habits of devotion’.

May we, as those in Christ, also walk hand in Hand with the Father. We may not be able to call Him ”my Father” in the way Jesus could, but we certainly can say ”Our Father”.

”He promises to stand by him and strengthen him in it, to hold his hand, not only to his work, but in it, to hold his hand, that it might not shake, that it might not fail, and so to keep him. When an angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him in his agonies, and the Father himself was with him, then this promise was fulfilled. Note, Those whom God calls he will own and help, and will hold their hands.” Matthew Henry.

Jesus, the Messiah, was no imposter, no intruder into the role. He was indeed called by God:

 ”And no one takes this honour on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.

5 In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him…” Hebrews 5:4,5.

Take heart. Those whom God calls He also equips.