You Are The Anchor

In the trial and confusion
I will not fear
You hold it all
You are the Anchor

I will hold on to the promise
You are Sovereign
Your Word is strong
You are the Anchor

I am not alone in the raging storm
I have a Savior
Even while the wind and the chaos blow
You are the Anchor

You are constant, never failing
Through the ages
You will remain
You are the Anchor

Deeper than the cry of a broken heart
Stronger than the sorrow
Even while the wind and the chaos blow
You are the Anchor

On the Cross You raised a final shout
And the Anchor drove into the ground

Songwriters: Greg Sykes, Leeland Mooring, Matt Armstrong, Dan Macaulay

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When I think of an anchor, I think of my childhood. When I was seven we moved from Pennsylvania to Florida. My family loved to fish. We weren’t well-to-do, so my dad built and remodeled several boats over the years so we could enjoy this sport. One method of fishing is to find a good spot where the fish are gathering to feed, and set the boat anchor (drive it into the ground) to stay in that one place. If we didn’t set anchor the boat would float uncontrolled away from the area (no fish!). The boat might even come dangerously close to a sandbar, rocks, or shore with the possibility of wrecking, especially if it started to get stormy and the waters got rough. (As an example, read the account of Paul’s shipwreck in Acts 27.) It was important to have the anchor with us and to use it as necessary.

Another definition for the word ‘anchor’ is a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation. I believe that Scripture shows us that Jesus is our Anchor. Here are a few passages that refer to Jesus as our Hope, and an Anchor for our souls.

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham.
Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in His own name, saying:
“I will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”
Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.
Now when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves
to hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.
God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise
could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.
So God has given both His promise and His oath.
These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.
Therefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence
as we hold to the hope that lies before us.
This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.
It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
Jesus has already gone in there for us.
He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.
Hebrews 6:13-20 NLT

Paul, an apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus by appointment and command of God
our Savior and of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), our Hope,
1 Timothy 1:1 AMP

Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)!
By His boundless mercy we have been born again
to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Peter 1:3 AMP

Because our hope is in Jesus:

• We can hold onto His promises
• We believe He has saved us
• We believe that He is with us always (even in the storms)
• We believe He is coming again
• We believe we will spend eternity with Him

We do not need to fear, because our confidence is in our Anchor, Jesus. These assurances give us hope in our stormy life and in the stormy world around us. Jesus is our Hope. Jesus is our Anchor.

I trusted my dad, his boat, and his anchor to keep us safe on the water. I felt (and was) secure. Even more so, I recognize Jesus as my Anchor of Hope, and feel secure. In fact, because I have read God’s Word and have also seen the evidence time after time in my own life, I know that I know I’m secure. “My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.”

Do you recognize Jesus as your Anchor of Hope?  If not, please make that decision today.  Talk to Jesus.  He wants to be your Savior.  He wants to be your Anchor in the storms of your life.

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Lord Jesus, we come to You with grateful and humble hearts.  You have provided for our salvation.  You are our Hope. ‘I (we) will hold on to the promise. You are sovereign. Your Word is strong. You are the Anchor.’  Thank You that we “have been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.”  Lord, when our boat is rocking in the storms, please remind us that we are secure because You are our Anchor of Hope.  In Jesus’ Precious Name, Amen.

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