Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - "Will Your Anchor Hold" – Wednesday, 5 November 2014 - Scripture: Hebrews 6:13-20

Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Reflecting God – Embrace Holy Living - "Will Your Anchor Hold" – Wednesday, 5 November 2014 - Scripture: Hebrews 6: God Gave His Word
13-18 When God made his promise to Abraham, he backed it to the hilt, putting his own reputation on the line. He said, “I promise that I’ll bless you with everything I have—bless and bless and bless!” Abraham stuck it out and got everything that had been promised to him. When people make promises, they guarantee them by appeal to some authority above them so that if there is any question that they’ll make good on the promise, the authority will back them up. When God wanted to guarantee his promises, he gave his word, a rock-solid guarantee—God can’t break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.
18-20 We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual lifeline, reaching past all appearances right to the very presence of God where Jesus, running on ahead of us, has taken up his permanent post as high priest for us, in the order of Melchizedek.
"Will Your Anchor Hold?" by Stan Toler
Many early Christians were buried in tunnels under the ancient city of Rome called catacombs. Those who have visited the catacombs say you can see symbols of faith on the Christians’ tombs, the most common of which are the dove, the fish, and the anchor.
The dove represents the Holy Spirit, and the fish appears because the letters that make up the Greek word for “fish” also stand for the words “Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior.” The early Christians used the anchor as a symbol of security because just as an anchor keeps a boat from drifting, hope holds us steady in the midst of difficult times.
Without an anchor, a boat will drift in whatever direction the current takes it; it will also be subject to the wind and the waves. Even skilled sailors lose a degree of control and security without an anchor. In the same way, our hope in Christ is the only force that will keep us afloat in the midst of life’s storms.
This is why we put our hope, confidence, and trust in Jesus, the one who told the wind and the waves to be still (Mark 4:39). Hymn for Today:

"We Have An Anchor" by Priscilla J. Owens
1. Will your anchor hold in the storms of life,
when the clouds unfold their wings of strife?
When the strong tides lift, and the cables strain,
will your anchor drift, or firm remain?
Refrain:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!
2. Will your anchor hold in the straits of fear,
when the breakers roar and the reef is near?
While the surges rave, and the wild winds blow,
shall the angry waves then your bark o'erflow?
Refrain:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!
3. Will your anchor hold in the floods of death,
when the waters cold chill your latest breath?
On the rising tide you can never fail,
while your anchor holds within the veil.
Refrain:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!
4. Will your eyes behold through the morning light
the city of gold and the harbour bright?
Will you anchor safe by the heavenly shore,
when life's storms are past for evermore?
Refrain:
We have an anchor that keeps the soul
steadfast and sure while the billows roll;
fastened to the Rock which cannot move,
grounded firm and deep in the Saviour’s love!
Thought for Today:

“Stretch the Borders of Life
At that time, this song
    will be sung in the country of Judah:
We have a strong city, Salvation City,
    built and fortified with salvation.
Throw wide the gates
    so good and true people can enter.
People with their minds set on you,
    you keep completely whole,
Steady on their feet,
    because they keep at it and don’t quit.
Depend on God and keep at it
    because in the Lord God you have a sure thing.
Those who lived high and mighty
    he knocked off their high horse.
He used the city built on the hill
    as fill for the marshes.
All the exploited and outcast peoples
    build their lives on the reclaimed land."(Isaiah 26:1-6).
Prayer Needs:
That many young people in Trinidad and Tobago will be called into full-time Christian ministry.
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