Canes and Walkers

         When I was very young, my Mother or my Father would take my hand  in dangerous situations, such as crossing a street or going up stairs quickly.  It was for the purpose of keeping me from falling and getting hit by a car or in some other area of possible danger.  Now, that I am old, I find myself using various things to again keep me from falling.  The older you get, the more you fear falling on the floor or ground.  Our kitten that ran away liked to run fast in the house and one morning hit my foot unexpectedly and down I went.  It was quite a noise when I hit the floor which made the kitten run and hide for the next 3 hours.  We also have quite of number of "walkers" on the market and as my friend in another state says,"it even has a cup holder on it."  We have changed the name of a certain cafeteria in our area to "Kanes and Walkers."  It is because the elderly like to eat there and I know it is misspelled.  Jude, verses 24 and 25 says, "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,  To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen."
        Falling takes on a different idea in the spiritual sense, but the danger is still there and just as destructive.  Continual sin will result in us falling out of fellowship with God which then requires First John 1:9 and our confessing it to God for restoration.  Falling in the spiritual sense can also happen when young believers are lured away from the truth of God's Word.  Satan and his followers are good at giving you something that is "close" to the truth but really far off from it.  It may look spiritual, sound spiritual and promise worldly rewards, but is far from being all true.  The cults that will come knocking on your door will say all of the words that are just like the Baptist preacher says on Sunday but there are other things present that you don't hear about.  All of the men and the women that have started these cults are still in their graves but the One Who started the Christian faith has an empty tomb.  He was resurrected from the dead and was seen for the next forty days as He continued to minister in Jerusalem and the surrounding area.  He then bodily ascended into heaven while His disciples stood there and watched Him.  Now, He is the only One that can keep you from falling.  In a spiritual sense, God is always holding our hand.  So, Praise God today for the fact that He never lets go.  Remember Romans 8:38-39 which says, "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."