How Does God Keep Us?

Explanation

God does not only call us to Himself; He also keeps us. His children are weak, they struggle, they fall and get up again, but the Lord does not abandon them. He holds them by His power, by His Word, by the Holy Spirit, and by the life of the Church.

This keeping does not make us lazy, but gives us courage. Our safety does not lie in our power to hold on to Him, but in His power to hold on to us.

Bible story

Jesus tells Peter that He has prayed for him so that his faith would not fail. Peter fell badly, but he was not lost forever. The Lord lifted him up and strengthened him again. That is how God’s keeping works.

Remember

• The truth: God keeps His children close and never forgets them.
• God does not forget His children and does not lose the work He began in them.
• His keeping calls us to repentance, perseverance, and trust, not to carelessness.

• When you have fallen, do not run away from God, but turn back to Him quickly.
• Use the means by which He keeps you: Scripture, prayer, and fellowship.
• Encourage others too with the truth that God is faithful to the end.