INTRO: The following points are easily evident when we glance at this chapters first twenty-six (26) verses:

• Life is not always easy sailing - 4
• We are headed towards destruction – 10
• We often trust the wrong people or ideals – 9-13
• God often allows us to experience rough times – 14-17
• We often do anything to hang on to the things of the world – 18-19
• Often all hope seems lost – 20
• God is searching/reaching for us in our despair – 21-25
• We are headed for an island (DEATH/OUR ETERNAL ABODE) – 26

1. They measure the depths
1. What will you find in your life?
2. How does God see your life?
2. They measured again
1. You are often drifting in a foggy journey
2. When will you stop your direction of travel?

 
3. They put on their brakes (4 anchors)
1. Are you willing/desirous to halt your wrongful direction?
2. Will you halt now?
Having sounded your position, do you know the…
II.  Types of anchors you can cast forth?
 
1. Sorrowful Repentance
1. How do you really feel about the absence of Christ in your life?
2. Are you really sorrowful, saddened, and sincere about the plague that affects your soul?
   
   
2. Sincere Prayer
1. Are your conversations with the Lord real, or to escape problems in your life.
2. When you call out to Him are you really reaching for His help?
   
   
3. Scriptural Guidance in your everyday life
1. Is your desire to learn of Him, know Him, follow Him?
2. What will you accept as a guideline in your life?
   
   
4. Settled Destination because of the Master
1. Do you know where you are going today?
2. Do you care where your ship lands?
3. Do you want to be with Him over there?

 
5. Are you ready to reach that certain island of safety?
When you realize where you are, where you are going, you know you only have hope...


  III. If You abide with Him and you Will be saved
• He will rescue if you will let him!
• He will get you to your destination

 Gary Marcum - East 38th Street Free Will Baptist -040598am