“The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live forever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the Lord: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.” Psalm 22:27
God’s kingdom is coming. No one can stop it. His kingdom is forever. This world will pass away, and the wicked will be thrust out of their place. But God’s kingdom is forever. His very word will never pass away.
He is our anchor in these troubled times. Our anchor holds through this mighty gale, this stormy tempest . Our anchor is an eternal stronghold and it will prevail in the darkest storm. For those who have placed their faith and hope in Jesus Christ, for salvation and forgiveness of sin, He is our anchor and no one can take Him away from us. He is our righteousness, our light, and our salvation, He is our very life!
Many things are changing, people are changing this world, and the times are uncertain. People leave, move away, even die in this pandemic. Our loved ones are afar off or maybe gone altogether. The Lord Jesus Christ will never leave us. He will never go away if you have placed your hope in him. He will never leave you in the fiercest storm, He is always there. We, his children, are never alone. We will never face anything in this life alone, and without Him. Even in our very death will He carry us, by his wings of love. Death is not to be feared, but merely a door to everlasting life with our Saviour. We don’t need to be afraid, we don’t need to run away, or hide to be safe. We are safe in the everlasting arms of Almighty God. God himself is here with us.
We have a number of days to live out. One day, on our last day, we will depart into eternity into the arms of our loving Saviour, and go to live with him forever. What is our life but a vapor, the Bible says. It is a space of time He has given us to live here and serve Him. When our time has expired, He is coming for us. He will redeem the work of his hands. We are His workmanship, and He will come to claim us and take us home.
Though the night be long and the hour dark, take heart, He is coming for us. Our King is coming! We are safe in Jesus, we can rest and rejoice. We are safe in the Ark of Christ. Though the wild storms toss us about, and we cannot see where we are headed, our Ark is sound. Nothing can thwart its track or it’s purpose.
Only beware of the leven of the pharisees. Keep a pure conscience, an unfeigned faith, a passionate love for the brethren. Our redemption draweth nigh.
Sarah Hopkins Art 