Topic: Hebrews 6:19 [John Hagee Devotional 1 March 2020]

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast …

Hope is the confident assurance that anchors our souls so that they do not wander off course or shatter under life’s pressures.

Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible. The word “impossible” can be translated as “unwilling to try.” Impossible becomes possible when someone accomplishes it!

Consider Abraham’s impossible situation. He is almost 100 years old; his barren wife is 90 years old. God tells Abraham that he and Sarah will have a son of their own, that his seed will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand along the seashore. Impossible!

Yet, Abraham’s hope was unwaveringly placed in God’s ability and faithfulness. God quickened two elderly bodies, and Isaac—the son of laughter—was born. In time, Jacob was born to Isaac. From Jacob came 12 sons who produced the tribes that became the nation of Israel.

That nation produced the prophets, kings, and Jesus of Nazareth. Today, Abraham’s offspring are too numerous to count. Every nation on earth has been blessed because Abraham’s hope was securely placed in a God Who keeps His word.

Hope brings the brightest presence of God into our darkest day. When doubt might be easier, hope puts faith to work and anchors our souls until the answer arrives.

Blessing:

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you and give you His peace. May your soul be anchored in the Rock that is Christ Jesus. May you stand certain and immovable until you see the impossible become possible…in His mighty name!

Today’s Bible Reading:

Old Testament

Leviticus 24:1-25:46

New Testament

Mark 10:13-31

Psalms & Proverbs

Psalm 44:17-26

Proverbs 10:21