While sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, the Apostle Paul's ship was struck by a violent storm.

His life-threatening episode demonstrates how Paul stood firm, not because he was tethered to a rope or clinging to the rails.

Paul was anchored by a divine promise.

And today, on Insight for Living,

Chuck Swindall recounts this harrowing moment in Acts Chapter 27.

In doing so, we'll discover four anchors for surviving our storms.

So whether you're threatened by a broken marriage, a frightening disease,

or even financial ruin, these four anchors will keep you from drowning. And Chuck begins

with prayer.

Lord, there are those in peril on land and in the air and at sea, even as we meet for this time of worship.

Do watch over them.

Guide us through the storm of this present crisis, dear Father.

We do not know what a day would bring forth. And in many ways,

Lord, there is no place to hide. And so we hide in you, our strength and our Redeemer. You are

truly our hiding place.

You are, as we have learned recently, a very present help in time of trouble.

You are neither distant nor aloof.

You are not framed in some stained glass where we look and respect you from afar. You are in fact dwelling among us, even within us.

Nearer, nearer, nearer we cannot be, for in the person of your son, we are as near as he.

Thank you, Lord, for coming up close. Thank you for hearing us in our need.

Thank you for meeting those needs so often and so well. Today we pray for those who do not worship publicly because they cannot.

We pray for those who meet in secret places, in caves and dens of the earth, in basements,

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