Hebrews 6:13-20
Hope is the Anchor for the Soul
13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
16 Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
Matthew 17:20
Jesus on the Amount of Faith We Have
20 He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
I believe that faith is not something static for man...Faith is not something that is the same each and everyday...Therefore, one will have his days of strong faith and days of weaker faith...And on those weaker days doubt creeps in...For me, I do not believe that each and everyday will be a strong day of faith, based on my past experiences and beliefs because of this...
Let us learn from Job to cling to our faith on our weak days, when it is only the size of a mustard seed...
So there will be days when I question God, and there will be days I wonder why He is hiding from me, and my weakest of days, I wonder why would He allow "this" (this trouble, this suffering, this grief, this terrible thing) to happen...And there are days when I look to the sky and ask God are You there...This is what doubt can do to one's faith...On some days when I wonder where He is, I pray, Father give me hope...
God is Eternal...And God is Hope...As one believes in life as hopeful it helps them and their health...Through Hope springs Eternal...Hope anchors my soul...