Wrangell is a city where boats are an essential part of life. Even if you don’t personally own one, your life is impacted by a boat. The barge, a ferry, cruise ships, they all have a way of impacting lives here in Wrangell.
One of the most important pieces of equipment on a boat is the anchor. It holds you tight through the storm. When you need to go ashore but the water is too shallow, the anchor holds your boat in place, so it doesn’t drift. In The Salvation Army Song Book (hymnal) we have a song that says, “Will your anchor hold in the storms of life, when the clouds unfold their wings of strife? When the storm tides lift and the cables strain, will your anchor drift or firm remain?”
Jesus can hold us firm through anything that comes against us. It says in 2 Corinthian 4:16-18, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
In these challenging times I urge you to seek Jesus. Fix your eyes on Him. The song says, “We have an anchor that keeps the soul steadfast and sure while billows roll; Fastened to the rock which cannot move, grounded firm in the savior’s love.” Know that we are praying for you.
Jon Tollerud, Lieutenant,
The Salvation Army Wrangell Corps
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