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Key Verse
- So Jesus said to the twelve [disciples], “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Simon Peter answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life [you are our only hope]. John 6:67-68 AMP
Examples of those who clung (to God)
1. Shunammite woman
- When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. 2 Kings 4:27 BSB
Other versions
- Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”…The mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her. 2 Kings 4:27 NKJV & 4:30 NASB
2. Ruth
- But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people, and your God, my God. Ruth 1:16 AMP
3. Joshua
- Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent. Exodus 33:11 BSB
4. Elisha
- Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal, and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” 2 Kings 2:1-2 BSB
5. Job
- Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him1. Job 13:15 NKJV
Other versions
- “Even though He kills me; I will hope in Him. Job 13:15 AMP
See also
- Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and
your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 AMP
Things to Cling to
1. Word of GOD
- But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop. Luke 8:15 BSB
Other versions
- But as for that seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word with a good and noble heart, and hold on to it tightly, and bear fruit with patience. Luke 8:15 AMP
2. Presence of GOD
- Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent. Exodus 33:11 BSB
Footnotes
- I have no other hope Job 13:15 BSB