ANCHOR Part 4: Jesus is Our Strength

Hebrews 6:19 NIV
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

In the storms of life, Jesus is our Anchor.

Our Father is our comfort in our troubles.

In the midst of life’s storms, we need to keep our eyes on Jesus.

1 Kings 19:4 NIV
4 while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.”

Numbers 11:14-15 NIV
14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me— if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”

Life is full of battles, most of which we don’t feel equipped for.

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

Isaiah 40:1 NIV
1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.

Isaiah 40:12 NIV
12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

Isaiah 40:11 NIV
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

Isaiah 40:28 NIV
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Isaiah 40:29-30 NIV
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;

Jesus is our strength in times of weakness.

Isaiah 40:29-30 NIV
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. 30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;

Soaring like an eagle means rising above all the obstacles that come your way.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV
9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Philippians 4:13 NIV
13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

Take advantage of small moments to take a deep breath and become aware of God.