It’s astounding how quickly life can shift. In a moment, every thing we’ve built or believed to be secure can disappear. The world around us groans day by day with disasters – some removed from us, affecting people we have never met, and others painfully close.
Jobs vanish. Homes are lost. Relationships crumble. Loved ones leave us. And sometimes, we ourselves fade – our health, abilities, and even clarity of mind slipping away.
Frightening? Yes. But we don’t must live trapped in fear. Because there may be one thing on this life that’s unshakably real and perpetually dependable: our relationship with Jesus. And that, truly, is good enough.
Why? Because in that relationship, we encounter the sacrificial and unconditional love of God. Jesus gave Himself up for us, even while we were still lost in sin – long before we ever sought Him (Romans 5:8). He selected the cross so we could select everlasting life (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9-10).
God is the nice “I AM” (Exodus 3:14). He “is identical yesterday, today, and perpetually” (Hebrews 13:8). His love, like His being, never changes. It is everlasting. When we construct our lives on that truth – on a relationship with Christ – we construct on solid rock. Storms may come. Winds may blow. Floodwaters may rise. But our lives, grounded in Jesus, won’t collapse (Matthew 7:24–25). Hope stays. Peace holds. Joy stands firm.
Maybe this isn’t the primary time you’ve heard this. And yet, if we’re honest, we don’t at all times live like Jesus is the one thing that matters.Why? Because we lack faith. We doubt – we don’t fully imagine or trust in God’s love. So, we create a backup plan, pondering, “What if this isn’t real? I want something else to fall back on.”
This mindset goes all the best way back to Adam and Eve (Genesis 3). Instead of completely counting on God, we take matters into our own hands, searching for something tangible to depend on. As a result, we chase after earthly fortunes, which only offer temporary and counterfeit comfort and security.
But real safety, real peace, is barely present in the loving embrace of God – in an unshakable relationship with Jesus. You can’t cling to each the world and God (Matthew 6:24). Sooner or later, you could select who you are trusting together with your heart.
Jesus made it clear in His Sermon on the Mount, “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven … For where your treasure is, there your heart can be also” (Matthew 6:19–21). Everything else fades. Only what was there from the very starting will remain perpetually – God Himself.
So, invest now in your relationship with Jesus! Don’t delay. Spend time listening to Him through Scripture, where “the word of our God endures perpetually” (Isaiah 40:8). Speak to Him in prayer. Walk with Him day by day.
The truth is, Jesus never lets go of us. We’re those who loosen our grip. So, today, will you hold on to and depend on Him?
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