Insurance Claims.

Don't worry...nothing happened. :)

I've heard people say "claim (Scripture reference)," "claim Christ's power," "claim the promises of God's Word" as long as I can remember. But it had never really resonated with me until a few days ago when my dad told Casey to claim Isaiah 41:10.

"Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discourage, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."

I got this picture of a precious child of God looking into his Bible, finding Isaiah 41:10, holding it up to his Father in Heaven, pointing at it, and saying "I'd like to redeem this, please!" God has promised us that everything in His Word is true for every single one of us. To recieve this insurance, our monthly payment is simply our faith in Him, faith in what He has done for us, faith in what He is currently doing in us, and faith in His promises for the rest of our lives on earth and our eternal lives with Him. So when we claim one of His promises, it is essentially us admitting that we cannot do this life without Him...we are submitting our shortcomings and mistakes to Him and asking Him to take over.

He will never let us go.