When I was in school I was part of a fraternity that had a special group of guys that were selected as “Low Men” each semester during induction. Although it was very much an honor to be selected, it did come with sacrifice. During induction the Low Men had to keep going physically when others couldn’t. They did the most work and held others up. After induction, the Low Men became the anchors of the fraternity. Usually very quiet, but very wise, they kept other robust members grounded to the vision and truth of what the fraternity was.
The other night when I was getting ready to play Bass for worship, there were some things going on spiritually that I felt weren’t exactly grounded in what I interpret as the main focus of Christianity. My wife immediately could tell what was going on in my head and she gently prayed for me and said “Be The Anchor”. When she said this, I knew it had a dual meaning. One was of being an anchor as a Bass player in worship and holding things together, while the other was to stay grounded to the vision and truth of Jesus when surrounded by chaos. We need more anchors today, ones that are unwavering in truth, strong and steady, and cannot be swayed for they are anchored deep in their relationship with God.