Mr. Anderson and Mr. Kennedy were talking about the safety of anyone who is a child of God. Mr. Anderson said that once we are truly saved we cannot be lost. Mr. Kennedy did not believe that. He thought that as long as a child of God stays in the “lifeboat” he is safe, but if he jumps out he is lost.
Mr. Anderson replied, “You have just reminded me of something that happened to me recently. I was in a motorboat with my little son. He is so small that he did not understand the danger of falling or jumping into the water. So I held him on my lap the whole time so he could not fall or jump out of the boat.”
“But suppose he twisted and struggled and got away from you anyway?” asked Mr. Kennedy.
“Wait,” said Mr. Anderson. “You misunderstand me if you think that I was just holding him gently. I was holding him tightly in my arms! He couldn’t get away!”
How thankful we can be to know that God our Father is holding us tightly instead of our trying to hold onto Him.
ML-02/14/1982