Do You Abide?

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

Isaiah 41:10

I have to be honest, catch phrases are memorable because they are catchy.  My Bride have a bowl by the door where we put our keys when we come in.  The bowl makes it easy to find our keys when we need them.  Where did that come from?  We heard it on "The Big Bang Theory."  Sheldon stated that "We have a bowl. That's where we put our keys....in the bowl because that's what the bowl is for....for putting keys in."  That stuck with us.

One of my favorite catch phrases came from a movie I never saw, but I saw a clip where the phrase, "The Dude Abides" was used and it stuck in my mind.  I pondered it for a long time.  Then I read today's verse and it smacked me like tree limb!  The meaning of the phrase, "The Dude Abides" means the "Dude" will live on.

Look at today's verse: "Don't be afraid, for I am with you."  How's that for a reason to Abide?

"Don't be discouraged, for I am your God." Feeling more like the abiding Dude yet?

"I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my VICTORIOUS right hand." I don't know about you, but with God as my help, strength, and protector...This Dude Abides!