The Anchor

Have you ever been on a ship in a storm? If you have, hopefully it was nothing like what's going on in this picture. Storms can get quite nasty at times.

We can go through storms in our personal lives. They can be just as deadly as a storm in the middle of the ocean.

If only there was some way to safely navigate life's storms. Well, there is actually. His name is Jesus.

"A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”

39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” - Mark 4:37-40

Very interesting. Jesus was so calm during the storm that He was sleeping. Everyone else was panicking. They were actually safe in the boat with Jesus. But they didn't trust in who Jesus was. Jesus calmed the storm!

The key to having Jesus calm the storms in your life is two-fold. First, you have to be IN THE BOAT! We have to be IN CHRIST. That brings us to the second point. Our faith has to be IN JESUS too. Not in technology, not in any man-made thing. IN CHRIST!

When ships are in danger of running aground or crashing against the rock, they throw out an anchor. The anchor keeps them in one place and steadies the boat amidst the waves.

"Come steady me, steady me now."

Anchor - Skillet