Our Only Anchor!
"Now may the God of hope fill you with
all joy and peace in believing, that you
may abound in hope by the power of
the Holy Spirit."
Romans 15: 13
Thanks to technology, we see the joy and celebrations of
life that occur all over the world, but we also see the heart
break and despair, as recently during the war in Ukraine.
Cities demolished; thousands killed; millions fled
and we
see the images
daily.
It's easy to be discouraged and disheartened
by such events.
Such struggles threaten to tear
us loose from our moorings in God whom we
know to be good and just.
But we have an anchor that keeps us in place regardless
of how strongly the winds of trouble blow: hope. This isn't
“I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow” hope. It's “an anchor of
the soul, both sure and steadfast” (Hebrews 6:19).
It's a better hope than any other, brought through Christ
(Hebrews 7:19), offered to all (Hebrews 6:18), based on
God’s faithfulness (Hebrews 10:23), and mediated by
the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
As disheartening as life can be at times,
hope never
disappoints (Romans 5:5). In
this ever-changing world, let your hope
be fixed on the never-changing God.
"Hope is an anchor that
is cast upon the rock,
the Rock of ages."
Matthew Henry