Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;” Hebrews 6:19. Anchor (agkura, Latin = ancora, an anchor) is a heavy weight of stone or metal attached to a rope or chain and dropped overboard to keep a ship from moving with…

“And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.” Exodus 14:13. I have often heard my parents say that they…

“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.” Psalm 9:10. Our Savior, Jesus the Christ is the same sovereign LORD from the beginning of time, the inaugural of the Gospel and with us forever. He is our merciful, powerful, and all-sufficient…

“The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Psalms 34:18 Pain, sorrow, discouragement, and all kinds of trouble are a part of this sinful world and as long as we are living on this side of Heaven, we will experience trials and…

 “But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.” Daniel 3:18. “If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” —Alexander Hamilton; this adage clearly points out that we must take courage and stand on…

“it is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.” Lamentations 3:22 The prophet Jeremiah was known as the weeping prophet. He expressed his grief for the afflictions for his people during their exile and the ruin of Jerusalem. As he laments over the circumstances surrounding the Israelites, he…

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7. Our Minds are consistently bombarded with fears, anxieties and things that appear impossible to figure out. That old archenemy of our souls is constantly trying to evade our thoughts and convince…

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” Hebrews 10:36 Waiting is defined as- the action of staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or until something else happens. I recall the analogy of two individuals waiting for the…

“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 5:19.  Sin is any violation of God’s laws, whether it is by omission, defined as those things that we should do, but chose for some reason not to do, or the sin of…

“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” 1 Peter 1:7. No one desires to experience or endure constant or excruciating pain- but the Apostle Peter contends…