Floating House
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
On several occasions I have seen
houses moved on land, but never before have I seen one moved across the water. I
observed this recently, and it was surely a strange sight for me to behold. The
house was a two story wooden structure, balancing precisely on two large
pontoons. It was being moved through the water by a small tug boat. As I watched
its excursion through the water, it became stuck on a sandbar. The little
tugboat did all it could to move or maneuver it, but to no avail. Before long,
two more boats arrived on the scene to assist the stranded vessel. They
succeeded in their endeavor, and the house on pontoons moved along. I wondered
where it was going, and how it would be anchored when it got there.
Like the boat-afloat, people can be moving along in life at a comfortable pace.
Before we know it, we too, can become stuck on a sandbar of life. It can happen
in a flash- and then we may be completely immobilized, unable to move in any
direction. Someone may come along and help push or pull us off this
uncomfortable spot, or it may take a joint effort of people, circumstances, and
mostly time to get us back into the waters of life.
The question is, where do we go and how are we anchored when we are finally
jarred loose from the sandbar? Do we just float here and there, taking our
chances to drift out to sea? Or, do we set our anchor deep and secure; knowing
it will hold us steady, even if the going gets rough? We need to anchor to the
Word of God, which is active and alive (Hebrews 4:12), to the throne of God,
where mercy and grace abound (Hebrews 4:16), to the cross of God, where Jesus
blood was shed, to the body of Christ, who encourage one another (Hebrews
10:24,25), working for God, which gives meaning, purpose and direction (Hebrews
13:16) and to Jesus, our Savior and Redeemer. He is as strong and reliable as
they come, and His truths will carry us through the good times and bad. I claim
Jesus as my anchor today and each day of my life. Won't you do the same?
Marion Smith noles65@aol.com
Thanks to http://daily.presbycan.ca