This is a short post today after being away for so many weeks. I missed posting and sharing. And whilst I am here I am merging my sites, Caryn’s Corner Btq will soon merger entirely with The Kedge Anchor. I’ll still be posting regularly but with art tutorial videos, scripture, book reviews, it will all be in one place, so please pardon the dust and delays. So on to toady’s post. : )
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How many times have I read in Scripture the word cup? Matthew 26:39, “… let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” (ESV), Psalm 23:5, “…my cup runneth over.” just to name a few familiar passages. Never really thought about it until I was reading in the book of Jeremiah. Now I feel kinda duh, like why didn’t I make this connection before? It’s ok, you can laugh, I’m laughing with you.
Jeremiah 25:15, “For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me: “Take this wine cup of]fury from My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it. “” I just began to wonder, what does that look like? Was it a literal cup? What I discovered is evil and good events are oftentimes represented in Scripture as cups. Then Matthew 26:39 started to make sense. So I thought some more what is a “good cup” represented in Scripture? Psalm 23:5, “my cup runneth over.” God was giving me a visual and I missed the connection. Something else that I am learning is that reading different versions will help me see or read things differently and get me asking questions. I also need to stop and smell the scriptural roses. Like in Matthew 26:39, I had just become soooo familiar with the passage I guess I took it for granted. It wasn’t until I read Jeremiah 25:15 that it made me question, what is a cup in scripture. Well, now I know, I am today old when I learned this and this are as crystal clear as a crystal cup and it runneth over.
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“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul…” Hebrews 6:19
The Kedge Anchor - About
Welcome to the Kedge Anchor. This blog started from a time in my life where I no longer liked changes. Changes, like the waves in the ocean can turn us upside down sometimes and the currents of this life can take us to places we really didn’t intend to go. But changes are a part of life and the older I get the less I like them. Maybe you can relate. Sometimes storms form over the ocean and totally churn up our lives like the ocean floor. And when all is finally over, we feel depleted, drained, exhausted. Turning to God’s word first is always a good place to start and gain footing again. And sometimes God leads us to other sources for encouragement, family, friends, church family, and oddly enough, for me, back to the still calm waters (of the ocean).
Kedging is a nautical term “to draw (a vessel) along by hauling in on the cable of a light anchor that has been dropped at some distance from it, or (of a vessel) to be drawn in this fashion “ https://www.thefreedictionary.com/kedging Kedging is done in calm waters when one needs the boat to move forward or in the case when one is going against the wind. The sailor casts the kedge anchor out in the waters and pulls the boat towards the anchor.
In a season of wait, when we feel like we are at a stand still and perhaps we aren’t hearing God’s voice or when we are in the middle of the storm, we can draw to Him. (James 4:8) We can cast our anchor (of hope) out and take a step in faith toward God, read the Bible, recall a favorite verse, and cling to HIs words. He is our anchor for our soul (Heb. 6:19). When the storms and currents of life are changing our course and we find ourselves going against the wind, we can remain steadfast in His Word and love.
Be encouraged. You are not alone.
“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you…” James 4:8
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