Steady

Steady is good!  My limited time in Mr. Bill's john boat only confirms -- steady is really good!  Mr. Bill would agree steady would have been especially nice when I was holding the light on that charging-fast-moving-poisonous snake!

 

The opposite of "steady" is undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy -- also known as, wobbly!  At the moment, I can't think of anything absolutely steady in this life.  Paul wrote, "For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a Building from God, a House not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling." (2 Corinthians 5:1-2).  Mortal life is as fleeting as the last breath, and the aging body is burdened and groans (V.4) -- don't we all know this!  Believers have an awesome Hope: "So we are always of good courage. ... For we walk by faith, not by sight.  ... Yes, we are of good courage ... " (V.6-8a).  Life, like a swinging bridge, is often approached with caution and fear; the born-again can walk confidently in courage because "He Who has prepared us for this very thing is God, Who has given us the Spirit as a Guarantee." (V.5).  Steady is sure, set, steadfast, solid, safe, secure.  Yes, steady is good and God is altogether Steady!  Walk in courage … walk steady!