Calm Waters
Wednesday, August 5
Calm Waters
When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself. Hebrews 6:13
In calm waters, we don’t need an anchor. But when weather conditions become dangerous, an anchor becomes essential. So when are you to put in your anchor? When the winds come or before the storm rages? If you are thinking before then you are correct, we place our trust in God not when things have gone bad and we confirm this placement when He keeps us through the storm.
When the wind is blowing a ship can’t hold its course and risks being driven aground on a rocky coast, this is when you discover the truth worth of an anchor. Similarly, life has storms and situations just like that: Satan tempts us, our own human weakness beset us, and the trials of the world break on us like waves and tempests.
But God has made preparations for His people to be saved from life’s shipwrecks— He’s provided an anchor! An anchor so sure that no storm can overwhelm us, if we use it!
We require an anchor to hold us so that we may find peace and confidence. God’s Word instructs us to remain confident in its truths. This is why daily reading, meditation on God’s Word is important food for the believers’ souls. So when the storm comes we will know how to survive.