For the past several weeks we've watched the world shake...figuratively, and literally. The Middle East is in shambles, and I'm trying to figure out "who's on first." Why should I really care what is happening thousands of miles away in a foreign country? Well, try this...I paid over $3.50 a gallon the last time I filled up my gas tank! I'm almost afraid to see what it is today. My problem here is that the oil has continued to flow, so why the flux in price? For those of you who understand financial intrigues, it has more to do with "oil futures" than anything else...ah, but I digress. They are in turmoil, they are shaking, and so is the price of gas and other commodities.
Yesterday I watched with amazement at the destruction in Japan, and along our western coast, as the earthquake shook the world, literally. They say it moved that island eight feet (8'...!!) over because of the movement of the earth. No wonder the Tsunami brought such destruction.
My point...among all this shaking, is that we need stability. Last Sunday I had 5 literal anchors, of various sizes, on the platform. I used them to illustrate that different anchors are needed for different size boats...from the rubber ducky in the bathtub or the shallow end of the pool...to a 15,000 to 25,000 lb boat sitting in the harbor.
As we grow in our faith, we continually need larger and larger anchors, to keep us, as Paul said to the Ephesians, "that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about..."
That anchor is developed by a close, personal relationship with the Son of God, that passion for Him that absolutely sets us on fire for Him. Jeremiah said this was a burning fire within him. That personal relationship will hold you, no matter what happens in our world, or what happens in "your world."
As the old song of the church says, "On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand."
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