I own four boats. The smallest is a ten-foot pram, and the largest is a 26-foot ocean-going dory. All of my boats have anchors and plenty of rope. Each of the anchors has six feet of chain attached to the anchor and then the rope. The purpose of the chain is so that the anchor will lay down on its side so that the teeth will dig into the surface on the bottom. If there was just the rope, the anchor could easily sit straight up and not dig into the bottom and do no good as an anchor. The weight of the chain pulls the anchor over on its side so it will work the way it is supposed to work. There isn’t much in life worse than being on the Colombia River or out in the ocean with a ripping tide and having your anchor not hold your boat.

In life, many forces are pulling on us so that we drift away from the Lord. Often the drift is slow so that you don’t notice it happening. When we anchor up in the Colombia, there are usually other boats all around us, so we don’t want to drift down into the boat below us. I usually pick a spot on the shore that I use as a reference point that I look at periodically to see if we are staying put. You want to catch any drift early before you get into trouble.

In life, there are some anchors that hold our soul solid even in the worse of storms. The most effective anchor is the Bible, the Word of God. If we read it daily, the chances of being moved away from Jesus are zero. Another super effective anchor is fellowship with other believers. Not the phony baloney stuff where we are blowing smoke and projecting an image, but the kind of fellowship where we are being authentic, open, and transparent.

Life is short, and we don’t want to waste time drifting off course. It takes too long to get back on course, and we have lost valuable time. Jesus is coming, and what and who we are the day we enter glory is what and who we are for all eternity. You don’t want to be a baby in character when you enter glory; now, that would be a bummer! Not as bad as going to hell, I grant you that, but to be perfect is what we ought to want and be striving for in this life so that we will enjoy Jesus, and He will enjoy us for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever. . .