Anchors

I made a startling observation yesterday. I was locking my bike to a bike rack outside of a grocery store, when I noticed the rack felt a little wobbly.

Upon further investigation I realized you would only need to unscrew a small bolt and the entire rack, plus whatever happened to be locked to it, would be yours!

This was slightly disheartening as I locked my $1500 cross bike to the rack and surveyed the parking lot for suspicious looking characters, of which I found many, but decided the convenience of leaving my bike outside the store outweighed the risk of potential theft.

This experience got me thinking about the false sense of security we take from all sorts of things: money, accomplishments, relationships, possessions, health, etc. But in the end these things are very similar to the bike rack - they appear secure but can and will let us down.

Hebrews 6.19 talks about the "hope we have as an anchor for our souls, firm and secure." The hope in this passage is that Christ has gone before us, reconciling us to God, and freeing us from the futility of anchoring ourselves to things that will not hold us.

I am constantly challenged to detach myself from those things that promise security but never deliver in the way God does.