Edward Mote; William B. Bradbury. Here is an anchor; over it goes. " It is natural that those who are on their way to the heavenly country should make it the frequent theme of conjectural thought. Unprepared and caught off guard: no food, no water, no warm clothes, now no fuel. Refrain: Thy promise, Lord, will never fail, My anchor holds within the veil; 2 The cable of my faith is strong, Against it hell cannot prevail; Though winds are blowing loud and long, My anchor holds within the veil. The bravery, insight and biblical knowledge of this couple is astounding. You wake up in the morning to salt spray in your face. Nothing in this hymn ever hints that any work on our part can add to Christ's work in order to secure our eternal salvation. They had just gotten a new boat and thought it would be a perfect time to go try it out.
It is strong and secure. You are my brother and sister in Christ and I honestly feel you are my friends too! So, what do we do when darkness seems to hide God's face? About a year ago, I was introduced to the song Cornerstone by Hillsong United. Who or what is my anchor? Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. Whether intended or not, Edward's analogy holds greater meaning when we know a little more about how anchors actually work. Our hope is not seen, it lies in the waves, or, as the text says, "within the veil. " When they did not return home, my grandma called the coast guard. A rusty chain stretched from the aft side of the vessel and disappeared below the foaming waters. It is sure in its nature, and stedfast when in use, and thus it is practically safe.
"Oh that we now might grasp our guide! His presence was awesome, but he could remove himself from them. Grow surer and surer yet that your Father cannot lie; yea, "Let God be true and every man a liar. " Our God does not intend his people to be shipwrecked; shipwrecked and lost, however, they would be if they were not held fast in the hour of temptation. Amidst all brightness here, hope for something brighter there; amidst all earthly good, hope for a better and enduring substance; "set your affections on things above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God"; and through the powers of the world to come, earth will be disenchanted, the spirit will be kept upon its guard, and your faith will be "steadfast" to the end. I ask Jesus to be Lord of my life, my whole life. However, the testimony of his life is one that should inspire all Christians. Sinai, receiving the law from God in order to lead the people of Israel to become their own nation, and representatives of God. He is now and forever our royal Priest like Melchizedek. " We have this hope as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, which enters the Inner Place behind the veil. I see the lowering clouds, and hear the distant hurricane. Coatesville, PA. My hope is built on nothing less. What was within the veil of the Hebrew Temple? First, let me call your attention to THE DESIGN OF THE ANCHOR of which our text speaks.
In this way you will obtain the strong consolation which the Lord intends you to enjoy. Have the inside scoop on this song? These homonyms both have beautiful meaning in the context of the songs, but the Biblical history of Jesus, our anchor within the veil is so beautiful that I want to share it with you this Holy Week. He promises to never leave us or forsake us, He is our protector, He is our strength when we are weak, He is our Shepherd, He longs to hear our prayers, and He loves us. Mind you have a sure hold of your sure anchor. If you have believed in Christ unto eternal life, and are expecting that God will be as good as his word, have you not found that your hope sustains you and maintains you in your position? No one answered, no one came to help. He gives us a constant, grounded connection to that most holy place. When Jesus Christ went into heaven he did as it were look around on all the thrones, and all the palms, and all the harps, and all the crowns, and say "I take possession of all these in the name of my redeemed. My dad and his friend understood the depth of Lake Erie, the heights of the waves, the temperature of the water and typically how many hours they had before they needed to refuel.
Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. I could go on and on about the veil, but that will be the subject of its own on a different day. See -> Ephesians 5:25-33. We know of a certainty that Jesus of Nazareth, after his death and burial, rose from the grave, and that forty days afterwards, in the presence of his disciples, he went up into heaven, and a cloud received him.
Unlike those who spend times of spiritual struggle doubting their very salvation, those who adhere to the tenets expounded from Scripture by GES rest, with Mote, in the firm knowledge of our destiny. I sang the lines along with the rest of the congregation, and I admit that I must have sung the song fifty times before I started to wonder what the words meant. Some of you people who have never known affliction, you rich people who never knew want, you healthy folks who were never ill a week, you have not half a grip of the glorious hope that the tried ones have. If on course, it would have been easy to refuel and be on their way. They baled water and held on to the others as they got sick. My hope is built on nothing less.
Hebrews 6:19 NKJV This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil …. It's his hand that grips us close to him. Therefore, brethren, when greater trouble comes believe the more firmly, and when your vessel is tossed in deeper water believe the more confidently. Brethren, aspire not to the charity which grows out of uncertainty; there are saving truths and there are "damnable heresies"; Jesus Christ is not yea and nay; his gospel is not a cunning mixture of the gall of hell and the honey of heaven, flavoured to the taste of bad and good. It is made of two divine things. That is a strange thing to do, hoping against hope, believing things impossible, and seeing things invisible: he who can do that hath learned the art of faith. The illustrations and words are wonderful. It is both sure and steadfast. May the Lord help you at once to flee for refuge to the hope set before you.
We have a dear friend recently diagnosed with bipolar after a manic episode and were looking for resources to better understand what is going on. Than jesus' blood and righteousness. A hard-working hungry man cannot live on your whipped creams and your syllabubs— he must have something solid to nourish him; and so the tried man feels that he must have a gospel which is true, and he must believe it to be true, or else his soul will famish. Be the first to Review this product. Among men it is customary to swear by something greater than themselves. The Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007. The more room we give the Spirit to come upon us and control our lives, the more receptive we are to Heaven's signal, its guidance, and the greater peace we will enjoy. We can never be lost. But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.