SUNDAY CHOICE – He will hold me fast- By Charles Schokman
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“He will hold me fast” is a phrase, often found in hymns and scripture, that expresses the idea of God’s unwavering faithfulness and security in the face of life’s challenges and doubts. It signifies that God’s love and power will sustain and protect believers, preventing them from falling away from their faith.
A Song of Assurance:
“He Will Hold Me Fast”
“He Will Hold Me Fast” reflects on the wonderful truth that God watches over and sustains our faith. Scripture is clear about this saving grace:
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain-Hebrews 6:19
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.-Jude1:24-25
“He Will Hold Me Fast” proclaims a hope that surpasses our weakness.
With our weaknesses continually before us, it’s easy to believe that one day they will certainly nullify our faith. We need to drill it into our hearts and minds that God is the one who sustains our faith. Habershon repeats the phrase “Christ/He will hold me fast” over 18 times to emphasize this truth and lodge it into the deepest chambers of our hearts.
When we settle our souls on the truth that Christ alone keeps us, we believe the doctrine of justification by faith alone more fully. It’s one thing to agree with Paul that God saves us, not our works (Eph. 2:6). It’s another thing to believe it’s also God who keeps us. If we don’t do the saving in the first place, why would we think we do the keeping?
The bedrock of our eternal safety is Christ’s costly sacrifice. As the logic goes in Romans 8:32, how will God let us go if he paid for us with his own blood?
For anyone who is struggling to hold onto their faith or endure trials, this song can be used today as it was originally: to encourage the believer with assurance that what God starts, He finishes. It’s not our salvation to hold onto. We don’t have to live in fear of losing it. There is only One strong enough to keep it. This is God’s salvation.
Those He saves are His delight, Christ will hold me fast.
Courtesy of Matthew Boffey (Adapted)
Pray this song will be a Blessing to you.
