Anchored

And hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
(Romans 5:5, NRS).

I have a friend that seems to always be hoping for something. The thing is most of what he hopes for has nothing to do with reality. His hope is based on a pie-in-the-sky wish list. He will be the first to tell you that he doesn't really believe that the wish list will come true . . . but he has hope. What does that mean?

Hope has a tangible and real quality. Romans 5:5 reminds us that true hope will not disappoint us because it is based on the love of God poured into us through the presence of the Spirit. True hope, the kind of hope that you can count on, is based on the reality of Christ. Rather than a wish list, true hope becomes an anchor in our life.

Hebrews 6:9 puts hope into the word picture of an anchor:
We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain (NRS).

Do you experience hope as an anchor in your life?
Does hope anchor you when adversity arises?
Are you anchored in the reality of hope through the presence of Christ?

Take time today to mediate on the anchor of hope.

Learning with you to be anchored,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)