{"id":24414,"date":"2015-02-14T00:15:31","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T05:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24414"},"modified":"2015-02-13T19:18:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T00:18:48","slug":"anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/02\/14\/anchor\/","title":{"rendered":"You Are The Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In the trial and confusion<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will not fear<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You hold it all<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You are the Anchor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will hold on to the promise<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You are Sovereign<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your Word is strong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You are the Anchor<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am not alone in the raging storm<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I have a Savior<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Even while the wind and the chaos blow<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You are the Anchor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You are constant, never failing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Through the ages<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You will remain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You are the Anchor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Deeper than the cry of a broken heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Stronger than the sorrow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Even while the wind and the chaos blow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You are the Anchor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> On the Cross You raised a final shout<\/span><\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And the Anchor drove into the ground<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8LYoCO0z9Ys?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Songwriters: Greg Sykes, Leeland Mooring, Matt Armstrong, Dan Macaulay<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> * \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019t 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\u2019t 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\u2019s shipwreck in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=acts+27&amp;version=NLT;ESV;NASB;AMP\" target=\"_blank\">Acts 27<\/a>.) It was important to have the anchor with us and to use it as necessary.<\/p>\n<p>Another definition for the word \u2018anchor\u2019 is <em>a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation<\/em>. I believe that Scripture shows us that Jesus is our <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Anchor<\/strong><\/span>. Here are a few passages that refer to Jesus as our <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Hope<\/em><strong>,<\/strong><\/span> and an <strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span> <\/strong>for our souls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For example, there was God\u2019s promise to Abraham.<br \/>\nSince there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in His own name, saying:<br \/>\n\u201cI will certainly bless you, and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.\u201d<br \/>\nThen Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.<br \/>\nNow when people take an oath, they call on someone greater than themselves<br \/>\nto hold them to it. And without any question that oath is binding.<br \/>\nGod also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise<br \/>\ncould be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.<br \/>\nSo God has given both His promise and His oath.<br \/>\nThese two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.<br \/>\nTherefore, we who have fled to Him for refuge can have great confidence<br \/>\nas we hold to the <span style=\"color: #800080;\">hope<\/span> that lies before us.<br \/>\nThis <span style=\"color: #800080;\">hope<\/span> is a strong and trustworthy <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>anchor<\/strong> <\/span>for our souls.<br \/>\nIt leads us through the curtain into God\u2019s inner sanctuary.<br \/>\nJesus has already gone in there for us.<br \/>\nHe has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedek.<br \/>\nHebrews 6:13-20 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Paul, an apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus by appointment and command of God<br \/>\nour Savior and of Christ Jesus (the Messiah), our <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Hope<\/span>,<br \/>\n1 Timothy 1:1 AMP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Praised (honored, blessed) be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah)!<br \/>\nBy His boundless mercy we have been born again<br \/>\nto an ever-living <span style=\"color: #800080;\">hope<\/span> through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,<br \/>\n1 Peter 1:3 AMP<\/p>\n<p>Because our <span style=\"color: #800080;\">hope<\/span> is in Jesus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We can hold onto His promises<\/li>\n<li>We believe He has saved us<\/li>\n<li>We believe that He is with us always (even in the storms)<\/li>\n<li>We believe He is coming again<\/li>\n<li>We believe we will spend eternity with Him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We do not need to fear, because our confidence is in our <strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span><\/strong>, Jesus. These assurances give us <span style=\"color: #800080;\">hope<\/span> in our stormy life and in the stormy world around us. <em><strong>Jesus is our <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Hope<\/span>. Jesus is our <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>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 <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>Anchor<\/strong> of Hope<\/em><\/span>, and feel secure. In fact, because I have read God\u2019s Word and have also seen the evidence time after time in my own life, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I know that I know<\/span> I\u2019m secure. \u201c<em>My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus\u2019 blood and righteousness<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do you recognize Jesus as your <em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span> <\/strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">of Hope<\/span><\/em>? \u00a0If not, please make that decision today. \u00a0Talk to Jesus. \u00a0He wants to be your Savior. \u00a0He wants to be your <strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span> <\/strong>in the storms of your life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> * \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lord Jesus, we come to You with grateful and humble hearts. \u00a0You have provided for our salvation. \u00a0You are our <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Hope<\/span><\/em>. \u2018I (we) will hold on to the promise. You are sovereign. Your Word is strong. You are the <strong><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Anchor<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.\u2019 \u00a0Thank You that we \u201chave been born again to an ever-living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.\u201d \u00a0Lord, when our boat is rocking in the storms, please remind us that we are secure because You are our<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em><strong>Anchor<\/strong> of Hope<\/em><\/span>. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 Precious Name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-anchor","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24414"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24429,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24414\/revisions\/24429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}