Jesus is the anchor of your soul

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Salvation past, present, and future”

Our Bible verse for today: “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Hebrews 6:19 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Jesus is the anchor of your soul”

I’m an old sailor. A retired Naval Officer. Most of my career in the Navy was spent on aircraft carriers. An aircraft carrier is huge – a floating city. Fully manned it has a crew of over 5000 sailors. It has sleeping quarters, multiple kitchens and eating areas, a laundry, stores, gymnasiums, even a multi-channel television station! And so much more. The average modern aircraft carrier weighs more than 100,000 tons.

One of the things that always amazed me was how a ship that size could be firmly held in place by an anchor. Now, the anchors on an aircraft carrier are huge by themselves, but compared to the overall size of that ship, they are miniscule. Yet, somehow that tiny (by comparison) anchor, once it is firmly embedded in the sea bottom, holds that huge ship in place. That’s the power of a firm anchor.

In a spiritual sense Jesus is our firm anchor. That’s what Hebrews 6:19 teaches. The hope the verse refers to is the promise of God that we have salvation through faith in His Son Jesus Christ. That truth then becomes the anchor that holds us firm in the storms we face in life, but it also holds us firm in the bosom of God for all eternity. Jesus is our firm anchor. He holds us fast, secure, and stable.

But it is possible for a ship to break free from its anchor and to then be set adrift. Likewise, it is possible for the Christian to break free from Jesus. I’m not talking about losing your salvation, but becoming untethered from Him and no longer being held securely in the truth of sound doctrine and good practice. When that happens, the Christian is no longer secure and will instead be adrift on the sea of life, being carried along by the cultural tides. That person is going to get tossed and battered by the storms of life and perhaps even end up shipwrecked on the rocks.

As we conclude this series about salvation past, present, and future, and as we continue our journey through this world living in the reality of salvation present, it’s essential for us to stay firmly tethered to Jesus. He is the anchor of your soul.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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