APRIL 6th
HOPE IS AN ANCHOR FOR YOUR SOUL—FIRM and secure. A ship in turbulent waters needs to drop anchor in a safe place. In stormy weather, a large ship may be unable to enter the safety of a harbor because of the wild waves buffeting the boat. So a smaller boat may be used to carry the ship’s anchor through the breakers into the harbor. When the anchor is dropped there, the ship is secured—even though it is still in rough waters.
This is a picture of how hope keeps your soul—the eternal part of you—safe and secure in the midst of life’s storms. To be effective, your hope must be solidly in Me, the Savior-God who died to pay the penalty for your sins. After I was crucified, My miraculous resurrection empowered Me to be your living Hope. In fact, I am more abundantly alive than you can begin to imagine. When your hope is connected to Me, you share in My vibrant, eternal Life. Someday you will have a glorified body like Mine! Meanwhile, be assured that your hope-anchor keeps you secure even in life’s fiercest storms.
MEDITATION:
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”
—Hebrews 6:19-20
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
—I Peter 1:3
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
—Hebrews 10:23
TODAY:
Try to understand even though there is turbulence in our lives, as in rough waters, with hope in our heart and our connection to Jesus, our risen Lord, we are securely anchored in life's fiercest storms.
PRAY:
Dear Father, my faith, hope and trust is unwavering. Thank you for bringing order into my life. Cause my will to be in perfect harmony with You and Your word. Change the way I think and speak and the way I live; I would like to stay on heaven's course. Amen!
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God will always be faithful in His promises. His gift of eternal life through the resurrection of Jesus Christ is firm and secure as long as we rest in the joy and peace of His Presence.
Have a peaceful Sunday!?
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