A Heart That is Fixed

What a perfect picture I saw of this verse as my husband and I were walking the shoreline yesterday.  A young man was swimming parallel to the shore taking sure, steady strokes.  He was making good progress forward.  Swimming like that in the ocean seemed a dangerous place to me.  He was alone.  There were no lifeguards.  Then I saw it – bobbing along behind him was a rescue buoy that was tethered to the swimmer. He could swim knowing he had safety just behind him.   He didn’t have to fear huge waves, bad weather, or fatigue.  He had a place to which he was fixed, and he trusted in it.

This verse in Psalms is describing the righteous man.  He does not need to fear evil tidings, bad news, or frightening statistics.  Why not?  His heart is secure; buoyed in the Lord.  Anything that might touch his life will be cared for by the One to whom his heart is fixed.  That allows us to be at rest, doesn’t it?  He is there and He has you and me tethered to Him.  There really are no dangerous waters when we are under His care – in the center of His will.  Swim on and don’t be afraid – trust in the Lord.

With love,