Matthew 7:24-27; Galatians 5:25 :Anchored to the Rock, ,moving with the tide.

Just the other day Jilly (my wife) and I were looking at a beautiful yacht moored out in the bay. After a while I noticed it had changed position, and I made a comment about this. Jilly, who has had a lot of experience of sailing, explained to me that when a boat is anchored in a harbour, there has to be some flexibility in the rope for the vessel to be able to turn with the tide.

That got me thinking. As disciples of Jesus we are anchored to the Rock who is Jesus; anchored to God’s Word (Living and written). But whilst tethered to Him, we also have the freedom to move with the tide of the Spirit; to be turned by the currents of Holy Spirit life and power. We are both ‘evangelical’ and ‘charismatic’ and that is the ideal balance to strike.

Someone observed that if we just have the Word we will dry up, and if we just have the spirit we will blow up. But if we have the Word and the Spirit together we will grow up

Prayer: Lord God, keep me at all times anchored in you and moving in the Spirit.