A Strong Anchor

Written by Daniel N. Brown


Stories have been told aboutrepparttar only thing that savedrepparttar 126779 lives ofrepparttar 126780 people aboard a ship in a storm was a strong anchor. But, there are also stories of those who perished when their anchor did not hold.

Luke andrepparttar 126781 Apostle Paul were aboard a ship that was tossed by a raging storm. Luke writes in Acts 27:29, aboutrepparttar 126782 actions ofrepparttar 126783 crew, “Fearing that we would be dashed againstrepparttar 126784 rocks, they dropped four anchors fromrepparttar 126785 stern and prayed for daylight.”

It is written, “The Lord is good, a strong hold inrepparttar 126786 day of trouble; and He knows them who trust Him.” (Nahum 1:7)

What, or who, are you depending on to hold you in your storm? Is it God? Or, is it a particular person? How about money?

If you are a Christian, God is your anchor and salvation can be found in no other. Jesus said, “I do not pray that you take them out ofrepparttar 126787 world, but that you keep them from evil.” (John 17:15) This is a promise that God will be our anchor inrepparttar 126788 storm and that He will keep us in His care.

Spiritual Gifts

Written by Joyce C. Lock


I was minding my own business,repparttar other day, or at least, I think I was ... just getting a few chores done. I'm not sure if I was listening to a Christian radio broadcast or not, or what else would have even prompted this thinking. But, this verse came to mind ... love one another, as I have loved you. John 15:12.

I already knew however God has loved us isrepparttar 126778 way He wants us to love and that doing so is our way of thanking Him for how He has loved us.

Though,repparttar 126779 thought came to mind that, except forrepparttar 126780 ways God has loved us, it is impossible for us to know how to love. I think I already knew that. However, somehow,repparttar 126781 word 'impossible' stood out and, suddenly, it dawned on me ...

If it is impossible to love, other than how God has loved us (and that does seem logical, as love is who God is) that would also mean that (inrepparttar 126782 area of Spiritual gifts) we would have first had to receive a Spiritual gift before we would haverepparttar 126783 ability to share that gift with others.

And, I thought, duh! Will we never be done learning that we don't know as much about God as we think we do?

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