I just love thinking about Jesus keeping me! …and more specifically, keeping me from stumbling. As I consider the mighty, majestic, powerful, reigning JESUS, and then compare Him to myself, I know for sure that that is somebody I want to be kept by. Don’t pass me off to any earthly ruler or any imperfect human at all. If I’m going to be kept by somebody, I want it to be Jesus. I want Him to be the one who keeps me moving toward Him. 

In these two verses above, Jesus is keeping believers in His possession, and He is keeping them from stumbling. Such sweet offerings from our Lord! Of course, it got me thinking about what else God keeps for me. How else does He keep me safe in His arms? How does He keep me maturing, growing, and advancing in my Christian faith? I’m sure you know what’s coming… I sure did search through Scripture to see what else it says that God keeps, and I’d love to share some of my findings with you.

• Numbers 6:24, Isaiah 42:6 and Jude 1 – God keeps me. Period. ♥️
• Deuteronomy 7:12 – Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, which ushered in the new covenant, God promised that if believers followed His laws, He would keep His covenant of love with them.
• Psalm 18:28 – God keeps my lamp burning—He floodlights my life!
• Psalm 19:13 – He keeps me from “willful sins” so they don’t take over my life.
• Psalm 121:7 – God keeps me from harm.
• Psalm 141:3 – God keeps watch over what I say.
• Isaiah 26:3 – He keeps me in perfect peace if I trust Him.
• Isaiah 38:17 – His love keeps me from the pit of destruction.
• Nehemiah 9:8 – God keeps His promises because He is righteous.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8 – God will keep me strong until the end so I can stand blameless before Jesus.
• 1 Peter 1:4 – He keeps an eternal inheritance in Heaven for me.
• 2 Peter 3:9 – God keeps His promises in His perfect timing.
• Revelation 3:10 – Jesus will keep me safe from some trials that will test the world before His return.

Why care about these verses? When I spend time thinking about how God keeps me and what He keeps for me, it gives me a clearer picture of who He is and what He’s doing in my life. God’s not just sitting up on His throne watching us struggle to keep our heads above water down here on earth. He is actively involved in the lives of His children. And while a statement like that is easy to rattle off, what does it actually mean? Well, it means a lot of things! It would be impossible to capture all of God’s activity in the lives of believers in one simple blog post, but studying what the Bible says about what God keeps is a small start. 

Look through that list again… He keeps you safe, and He keeps you away from sin at times. He keeps you thriving and in peace. He keeps His promises! Not only that, God is right now keeping you strong until Jesus returns so you can be presented as blameless before Christ. …and He’s keeping an eternal inheritance ready for you whenever you do meet Jesus face to face. For me, reading these verses helps bring my big, all-powerful God into focus a bit. Rather than just thinking about Him as a vague “figure” who’s up in the sky somewhere presiding over the earth, I can picture Him keeping me. What a gift! 

Thank you, God, for the ways you keep me. Thank you for keeping me as your treasured possession, and thank you for keeping me safe, strong and at peace. Thank you for keeping me from stumbling so I can be presented before Jesus one day—without fault and with joy. I look forward to that day! Amen.