This
Hope
Is
A Strong And Trustworthy
Anchor
For Our Souls.
Scripture
Hebrews
6
18 So God
has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are
unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we
who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold
to the hope that lies before us.
19 This hope
is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through
the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
20 Jesus has
already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest
in the order of Melchizedek.
Observation
Hopelessness
is a terrible thing … maybe you are at that point in your life or
know someone who is. There are many reasons for the feeling of
hopelessness. It could be caused by the death of a loved one, a
broken relationship, financial disaster, finding out that you or a
loved one has a life-threatening disease or the loss of a job, or I
am sure many other things.
I
know that the state of hopelessness goes way beyond worrying about
something, but I think Philippians 4:6-7 still gives us an answer of
how to move from hopelessness back to a place of hope: “Don’t
worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what
you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience
God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace
will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.”
So
if you are being tossed around today. Dig into God's Word. Talk to
the Lord. Anchor yourself to the solid Rock. Let Him give you hope!
By
the way Hebrews 6:19 is one of Kathy's favorite verses. She could
have done a far better job writing about it than I have done!
Application
As
I read Hebrews 6:19 I decided to look up all the verses in the Bible
that contained the word “anchor” and all the verses that
contained the word “hope”. There were only seven places where the
word “anchor” was used, but the word “hope” was used 190
times.
Psalm
119:61
Evil
people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored
to your instructions.
Psalm
25:5
Lead
me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All
day long I put my hope in
you.
Psalm
33:20
We
put our hope in
the Lord.
He is our help and our shield.
Psalm
33:22
Let
your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
for our hope is
in you alone.
Psalm
39:7
And
so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is
in you.
Psalm
62:5
Let
all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is
in him.
Psalm
94:19
When
doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and
cheer.
Psalm
130:5
I
am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him. I have put my hope in
his word.
Jeremiah
29:11
For
I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord.
“They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future
and a hope.
Matthew
12:21
And
his name will be the hope
of all the world.”
of all the world.”
Romans
15:13
I
pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with
joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with
confident hope through
the power of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, don't ever let me lose hope. My hope is in You. You are the
trustworthy anchor for my soul. My only hope is in You.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today that might be
experiencing the feeling of hopelessness. Give them hope, Lord. Help
them to put their trust and their hope in You alone. Show them that
they can trust You to take care of them.
Daily
Bible Reading: Micah 1,2,3,4; Hebrews 6
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