"There's a peace I've come to know, though my heart and flesh may fail. There's an Anchor for my soul, I can say, It is well..."
The lyrics to this song recently jumped out at me as I contemplated the reality that my heart will wander. I've always loved the song "Come Thou Fount" because there is a line in there that says "Prone to wander, Lord I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love. Here's my heart, Lord, take and seal it. Seal it for Thy courts above." Recently I have felt so aware of the reality that my heart WILL wander. I'd like to think I have it all together, I'll always make the right choices, do the right things, and honor the Lord always with my words, thoughts and actions. Truth is, I don't. Sometimes I really screw up.
When I say screw up, I mean screw up. Sorry if my language is offending you, but it's just the truth. I always seem to find myself at a place where I need to beg the Lord for His forgiveness. I know that I always have His forgiveness, but there are times when I feel my sin is too great. Or I have failed in the same area too many times, perhaps Jesus will tire of forgiving me and drawing me to Himself yet again.
I was at this place just a few weeks ago. My sin felt overwhelming. I had done what I promised myself and the Lord I would never do again - willingly, knowingly I walked right into the Enemy's trap for me. I felt ashamed.
Then I heard this song, over and over. Every time I turned the radio on, every time I turned my iPod on, it was there for me..."There's a PEACE I've come to know, though my heart and FLESH may fail. There's an Anchor for my soul...." Think about that - an anchor. What does an anchor do? It prevents a ship from drifting, going in a direction it shouldn't, being lost at sea. Oh my friends! Do you realize there is an Anchor for our souls!?! Though we fail over and over and over our Savior will NEVER allow us to be lost at sea. HE is our Anchor! What PEACE!
He planned it this way because He knows us, He knows that we will fail. He provided a way so that we can never be lost. He has given us the Holy Spirit who LIVES IN US and is continually drawing us to the Father!
What peace to know that I am never "too lost" for Jesus. He will never allow me to get to that point. Because HE is my Anchor! HE holds me fast, and because of this I CAN say "It is well!"
Such peace!
