Pastoral Ponderings—Anchors
Thanks, John! Had help from John from the Charlestown church for a big hunk of the day in helping getting a roof up for the lean-to addition we’re putting onto the barn. Not done yet, but we made some great progress!
Once I finally got some nails holding the roof sheathing in place and it started feeling pretty solid up there, I realized how important anchoring is. It doesn’t do much good to have the roof sheathing without the supports, and it doesn’t do much good to have the roof supports unless they’re solidly anchored on something that holds it all up! With Jesus having been a contractor prior to His ministry, I’m surprised He didn’t have a parable on this—but since we’re supposed to be Christ-like, I guess I can share the parable!
How is the roof of your spiritual home doing? Have you noticed that will a good roof, the whole structure can last a good long time—but the roof also needs its supports and anchors! In the case of our lean-to, the anchoring comes from solid connections both to the existing building, and to the posts, that are also solidly anchored in the ground. Those connections are SO important! And protecting those connections too—wouldn’t do much good to have them rust away!
The picture doesn’t show it very well, because in fact, the anchoring connections are not really that big—but they are SO essential! Are you making sure your life is well anchored in Christ?
Think about those connections that keep you anchored, and how you’re protecting them. Some of them are family or spouse, some are family of choice, some are church, some are friends. Make sure those connections stay strong, or even the best of construction can still fall to the ground! Ever building connections—Pastor Jim