“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the
LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, and to
cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Joshua 22:5
The thing that stood out to me in this verse is “to cleave
unto Him.”
Cleave -
1. to
adhere closely;
stick; cling (usually
followed by
to ).
2. to
remain faithful
(usually followed
by to ): to cleave to
one's principles in spite
of persecution.
“To cleave unto Him and to serve Him with all of your heart
and with all of your soul.” Love has
greater meaning when we sit at the foot of Jesus and contemplate these words in
His presence. To cleave…have I cleaved
to Him the past few months when I’ve felt that things here are difficult,
depressing, and discouraging? Have I
looked into His face and with my heart and soul clung to the hope that He will
never fail me? Have I seen that these difficulties are His purpose too? Or have I not hoped in
God but allowed sorrow and joylessness to pervade my heart?
The
scripture says to take “diligent heed” to do His commandments and to love Him
and cleave to Him and serve Him with all of our heart and soul. When I look into His face, I see that He is
faithful to me, that He wants that love and faithfulness returned to Him. I see that He loves me and desires a love
like that of a marriage – commitment, longing to please and serve Him, looking
to Him for all things, remaining faithful in my heart and soul; not a
wanderer, so that I may know His Love and remain in it.
I too have meditated on this scripture and am living a life of cleaving. I like to say that I abide in Christs wounded side. I cling to Him and remain in His embrace. To be found in Him is my desire. Thank you for sharing and encouraging us to cleave.
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