Jesus Our Anchor

I Timothy 1:19 - "Keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith."

It is not hard to shipwreck one's faith. Especially if one choose to sail in darkness rather than light. Mariners saw the foolishness of sailing at night in perilous waters. Most would drop anchor and wait for daytime to have a visual of the reef or rocks below.

The writer of the book of Hebrews tells us Jesus is the anchor of our souls (Hebrews 6:19). When we have ventured beyond the light of God's grace, we should allow Jesus to anchor us until the light dawns once again. This is the marriage between faith and a good conscience -- believing that Christ will protect us in the darkness of our souls and staying honest with the Lord regarding our inability to anchor ourselves. Once His light comes, then we will once again sail free, unencumbered by contrary circumstances. Those who choose to go it alone find themselves another casualty in the bone yard of those whose faith is shipwrecked.