…and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure. (Isaish 33:5,6 ESV)
Stability
I was pre-training on a yacht, so that if things went well, I would be a deckhand in sailing-ship race. One of the training exercises involved climbing the mast. It was a very tall mast. At the top, or at least as high as I dared climb, I found myself tilting back and forth, swinging through the air. Looking at the horizon was scary, looking at the yardarms was terrifying, and looking down at the deck was almost enough to make me faint. I felt unloosed, disconnected, and in danger.
The sailor who was training me gave me good advice. He told me to look at the place where the mast connected with the deck. I am sure he told me the exact nautical word, but to me it was simply the one place that did not seem to rock.
It was stable.
Isaiah encourages God’s people to realize that HE is that spot for us.
Though the world seems to tilt, twirl, and rock… Jesus provides stability.
He holds the laws of the universe in one hand, and His good plans for your life in the other.
It might seem to be out of control, but look to Him… and you will find that the rocking is not as real as He is.
We are peculiar, we can be stable.