Hi there, and welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Today's reading is titled Anchored in Truth, and it was written by Lisa Samra.

My family lives in a nearly century old house with a lot of character, including wonderfully textured plaster

walls. A builder cautioned me that with these walls, to hang a picture, I'd have to either drill

the nail into a wood support or use a plaster anchor for support. Otherwise, I'd risk the picture crashing

to the ground, leaving an ugly

hole behind. The prophet Isaiah used the imagery of a nail driven firmly into a wall to describe

a minor biblical character named Ilaakim. Unlike the corrupt official Shabna, as well as the

people of Israel who looked to themselves for strength,

Ilaakim trusted in God. Prophesying Ilaakim's promotion to palace administrator for King

Hezekiah, Isaiah wrote in chapter 22 that Ilaakim would be driven like a peg into a firm place.

Being securely anchored in God's truth and grace would also allow Ila Akim to be a support for his family and his people.

Yet Isaiah concluded this prophecy with a sobering reminder that no person can be the ultimate

security for family or friends.

We all fail.

The only completely trustworthy anchor for our lives is Jesus.

As we care for others and share their burdens, may we also point them to him, the anchor who will never fail.

Thank you. also point them to him, the anchor who will never fail. Today's Our Daily Bread devotional scripture reading is from Isaiah chapter 22,

verses 15 through 20 and 22 through 25.

This is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says.

Go.

Say to this steward, to Shebna, the palace administrator,

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