My dad recently retired from his construction job
after 42 years in the commercial sector as a carpenter/foreman/mentor and
during those decades of hard work, he heard (and repeated) numerous colorful
sayings many of which you have heard me utter at one point. One of my favorite
sayings is “hold what ‘cha got” meaning “don’t let go!” He would use it for any
number of things not limited to bleeding the brakes on cars; moving furniture;
and aligning doors to close properly.
In the Book of Revelation we find the letters to the
seven churches in the province of Asia (Ch. 2-3). These messages from God are
filled with encouragement, rebuke, and challenge, and they speak to us today in
the same vein as they did to the first-century recipients particularly those in
Thyatira (2:25) and Philadelphia (3:31). Likewise, we must hold what ‘cha got even in the moments, hours, days, weeks, months,
and potentially years that God’s promises seem so far away that letting go
becomes the most viable option.
Don’t give up. Persevere by holding onto your faith.
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