His Name Is Our Anchor
"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." (Hebrew 6:18,19a NLT)
My husband, daughters, and I are blessed to have access to a family cottage just a couple hours north of our house on a lovely little lake called Loon.
The lake is just big enough for boating, tubing, and jet-skiing but not big enough to be flashy or crowded. My daughters enjoy whiling away lazy summer days on the water, lounging on inflatable floats they've tethered to an anchored raft so that they don't close their eyes and wake up on the other side of the lake.
Beloved, God is our Anchor, and His names tether us to Him.
On my own, I'm prone to drift on the lake of my mind and emotions away from my Anchor, but God's names gently tug me back to Him.
When we're drifting away toward hopelessness, the God of Hope anchors us in confident expectation that He is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do.
When we're drifting away toward confusion, the Divine Leader anchors us in clarity and wisdom.
When we're drifting away toward weakness, the Spirit of Power anchors us in strength beyond ourselves.
When we're drifting away toward exhaustion, the Quieter of His People anchors us in His rest.
If you feel yourself drifting from God today, I pray you'll drop an anchor deep into the waters of His name and let it tether your mind and your soul to Him today.
Oh God, Your name is our anchor. Help me to make it known.
"You're my hope, in the shadows,
My strength, in the battle,
My anchor, for all my days.
You are worthy,
You are worthy of Your Name.
Yes You are worthy,
You are worthy of Your Name."
(From "Worthy Of Your Name;" Passion; songwriters Brenton Brown, Sean Curran, Brett Younker; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcedMbopknM.)
"You're my hope, in the shadows,
My strength, in the battle,
My anchor, for all my days.
You are worthy,
You are worthy of Your Name.
Yes You are worthy,
You are worthy of Your Name."
(From "Worthy Of Your Name;" Passion; songwriters Brenton Brown, Sean Curran, Brett Younker; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcedMbopknM.)
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