Note to self... Cling to Jesus!!!

Today, as I drove into work, I was doing a little ‘station-surfing’ on my radio. I came across the song Candle in the Wind by Elton John. Although I’ve never given much deep thought to the song I do know a little about the song. I know it’s his tribute to the life, career and death of Norma Jean Baker, otherwise known as Marylyn Monroe. I also remember that he used the same song, with slightly different lyrics, to honor and say farewell to Diana Frances Spencer, the young lady the world knew as ‘Lady Di’.
One of the things, in regard to the songs lyrics, that I had never actually given much thought to was one particular line in the song… one particular line that left me thinking all the way to the office almost forgetting about the busy I-285 expressway on which I was so treacherously navigating. The line was this, “And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in…” Isn’t it sad to think that someone as well known, someone as popular, someone with so much prestige and someone with so many people around them, actually lived a life not knowing WHO they could depend on? Even more distressing is the fact that so many people on this earth today, literally surrounded by thousands of people, feel hopeless and all alone while they, and we, yes, everyone of us, has a God who loves us and a Savior waiting to step into our hearts and make an immeasurable difference in our lives; a Savior who wants to walk with us every step of the way so that we would ALWAYS know who to cling to when the rain sets in…
The line in the song that immediately follows that line, in my opinion, says it all. It says this, “And I would have liked to have known you…” Those were the words of Elton John, directed to Norma Jean Baker, but they are also the words of Jesus Christ directed to anyone and everyone who doesn’t know Him personally; to everyone who is confused and wonders if they truly have anyone to cling to when the rain sets in…

No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. (Joshua 1:5)