The Anchor Of Our Souls

Looking out the window

In life we begin with a hope innocent child like faith that cannot be wavered an inspiration that without a doubt is unstoppable, youthful innocent impressionable sponges that are willing to take any risk yet understanding that we cannot cross that line because we are warned that there are borders, so we attend school and by some amazement we connect with teachers that see our drive, our sense of urgency, our potential and they begin to help us tap into that promise, we are shown new things that spring up new opportunities and we run into hopefuls that try to live out their failed lives through us, desiring for us to be successful and push us to the be the best, they direct us to not make the same mistakes they made and live in the same mistakes they lived in, in hopes that we take heed and finish the race successfully so they can feel some type of achievement through our lives. These are truths in all our lives, their has always been someone that has tried to direct us into a another world that contradicts their world so we would not have to feel the sorrow of failure the way they have felt it, so we too will not have to look out the window of sorrow while living in shambles and disbelief.

Sin has a very strong hold on people, sin blinds, it taints, it shames, it destroys and it consumes, it is not friendly yet it is deceptive into making some believe that it has the best intentions to please you while in the same instance it is killing you both morally and spiritually, sin Is no friend of the flesh. Sin will leave you hopeless and leave you so empty that you will find no hope in this life yet desiring to start over, it will tire you out and distress your soul and leave you looking out the window of hope.

Being able to preach truth this morning and being able to present to you that there is one who we worship and one who desires for us to live a life that will be one of great hope and joy, one who replenishes the soul and brings hope to the hopeless, the starting over and the master of second chances, this wonderful majestic savior is Jesus Christ. You will no longer have to be the one looking out the window of hope yet you can be that hope to the one that is looking out of the window of sorrow.

“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil,”

Hebrews 6:19

1st Point “We need the anchor of hope”

The anchor was the symbol of hope. So we look at this symbol of hope, the anchor, what does this entail, wealth, fame what is it? Beloved "Wealth is a weak anchor; fame is still even weaker. What then are the anchors which are strong? Wisdom, great-heartedness, courage, faith in Christ--these are the anchors which no storm can shake." This anchor will come from the maker Himself, God almighty through Jesus Christ.

We need to have this anchor of hope, because life will take its course, life will have its peaks and valleys and we are to find ourselves unmovable when the storms come as we are in our valleys. Beloved Jesus is our hope and our anchor. Storms will come you have to be anchored in Christ, tragedy will come be anchored in Christ, death and chaos will come you must be anchored in Christ.

“Do you have an anchor? I have found that a solid anchor is indispensable to one who intends to live life fully in Christ. To have an anchor is to be centered and well grounded. It is to have a vital spiritual base.” A life centered on the only begotten Son Jesus Christ.

There are many things that have wavered our faith, and have not allowed us to anchor our lives in and through Jesus Christ. We want to believe on the Savior of the world but how can we when we see the church world mocking the very one who can save us? It is so hard for me to believe in the very one who you exploit people with. I had hope but now I am hopeless. What do I do?

These are real questions and this is probably your reality. This morning this might be you. You are trying to figure out what’s real and what’s not, you would first need to realize the real to point out the fake. If you want to have this hope in Christ and know that who you believe in is going to be your sure anchor you must first know him. You must build a relationship with Him, you have to know Him yourself.