Secure in the Father’s Grip

Just as Jesus knew the Father would be there when He died, we also know because of His word that our Father will be there for us. No one can take us out of the Father’s hands! John 10:29, one of my favorite verses, says: “My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch you from the Father’s hands.”
We are kept by the power of God. This is why I believe in the security of the believer in Christ. Because you’re in the grip of Almighty God, in the Father’s hands, nothing—not heaven, not hell, nothing—can separate you from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ. You’re in His hands! You’re as sure for heaven in Christ as if you were already there. Why? Not because you’re holding on to Him, but because He’s holding on to you!
The Apostle Paul expressed this same certainty in 2 Timothy 1:12: “I know whom I believe, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that Day!” Paul didn’t even want a preposition between him and Jesus. He said, “I know Jesus! And because I know Jesus, I live with confidence that when I stand before Him, I will be secure.”
Christian, you can pray this prayer every night: “Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit.” When you can’t sleep because tears are coursing down your face and fears are running through your veins—when your heart is breaking and your life is aching—”Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit.”