This is when Frodo is leaving to go on the quest alone. The reason he knows he has to go alone is that he loves his friends too much to let them put their lives in danger for him.

Does Sam remind you of anyone? That’s it, Jesus. He made a promise to us, when we accepted Him as our savior never to leave us. And He is still here keeping His promise 2000 years later.

He says that to Sam as they take the first step to go to Mordor. What courage, strength of character and willingness they have to take the first step to doing what is right. Oh, to have that faith enough to do what is right no matter what is cost me.

Taking that first step to accomplishing the task that is laid before you is one of the hardest things that you have to do. Without taking that step you will not be able to become who God created you to be.

When I hear him say that I think, "Jesus I am glad you are here with me." We as believers need to tell Jesus that EVERYDAY. We need to be thankful that we don’t have to call Him to come and just be with us. He is already there. He will never fail us by leaving us. Although we as humans may fail Him many, many times.

And he picks him up and carries him almost to the top.

There he is again. Jesus. When sin is too much for us to gone on anymore, we can be joyful in the thought that we have Jesus to pick us up and carry us to the next place we need to be in life. And even though He can’t carry our sin for us, He helps in any way He can.

Sam loves Frodo so much. He sees the pain that the Ring causes him, and he wants to be rid of it. He would carry the Ring for him, but he knows that this is Frodo’s task and he must do it.

The only way he can help him finish it is to protect him with his life.

Just like my Jesus did on Calvary 2000 years ago. He carried all my sin and heartache. Just like Sam carried the Ring when he thought Frodo was dead. But he had to give it back to Frodo, just as Jesus has given us the weight of our sin. Now whether we choose to embrace that sin or ignore it he cannot choose. It is only us that can decide what to do with the choices that He has given. So He has to bear to see us make the mistake of sinning and the pain that is causes us. The only thing He can do is be there to comfort us when we finally decide to let go of our sin and come to him to heal us.