“He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.”
Psalm 107:29-30
My friends told me of this experience at sea: “When we sailed from North Carolina, Tropical Storm Bill slammed into us. We lost our steering, and the t-slides which hold the mainsail to the mast broke. Without the mainsail steadying us, we were tossed about like clothes in a washing machine. After many hours of fighting the storm, we arrived at a sheltered area called Harbor of Refuge, in Delaware. What a relief to reach the wide-open place of protection and calm! We dropped the hook in the dark and slept like the dead before continuing our journey.”
Imagine both the utter terror and the complete relief of an encounter like this. Even if you’ve never been out at sea, you may know the fears that come when life’s storms hit. Things change in a moment: a phone call in the night, a notice in the mail, a now-revealed secret, a bank alert, a wrong move in traffic, a diagnosis. Suddenly, your life is the one tossed about on the waves.
Read and grow this month in your trust of our Savior who is our mainsail, our harbor of refuge, and our anchor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joyce L. Gibson
After a life rich in Jesus and at age 94, Joyce Gibson, the editor of Anchor for its first 32 years, went on to her heavenly home one year ago. While living, she was the editor-in-chief at Scripture Press for 40 years. Joyce never married or had children, but she passionately taught Sunday School for decades, ministered to children, and even in her 90s started The Joy Library for children in Kabale, Uganda. When she and the present Anchor editor would talk in the transition time of her stepping away from Anchor, she often said, “The best is yet to come!” For Joyce, indeed, it has!
Imagine both the utter terror and the complete relief of an encounter like this. Even if you’ve never been out at sea, you may know the fears that come when life’s storms hit. Things change in a moment: a phone call in the night, a notice in the mail, a now-revealed secret, a bank alert, a wrong move in traffic, a diagnosis. Suddenly, your life is the one tossed about on the waves.
Read and grow this month in your trust of our Savior who is our mainsail, our harbor of refuge, and our anchor.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joyce L. Gibson
After a life rich in Jesus and at age 94, Joyce Gibson, the editor of Anchor for its first 32 years, went on to her heavenly home one year ago. While living, she was the editor-in-chief at Scripture Press for 40 years. Joyce never married or had children, but she passionately taught Sunday School for decades, ministered to children, and even in her 90s started The Joy Library for children in Kabale, Uganda. When she and the present Anchor editor would talk in the transition time of her stepping away from Anchor, she often said, “The best is yet to come!” For Joyce, indeed, it has!
Scripture Focus
Psalm 107:23-32
Insight
Meet the One whom even the wind and waves obey. Jesus calms the storms of your life and sees you through to the other side.
Bible In A Year
- Nehemiah 1-2
- Psalm 31
- Mark 10