Keeping the Pace with Rev. Joshua Ssali

Hope in Christ, The Steadfast Anchor

5 min · 8. kesä 2026
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Daily Devotional Hope in Christ, The Steadfast Anchor Read Psalm 18:1-9, Hebrews 6:17-20 Growing up, we spent hours by the road watching cars. Each time one passed, someone would shout, “That one’s mine!” Sometimes it led to fights — “I called it first!” — until we wrestled our way to an agreement. Our dream was simple: one day, we would own one. That’s hope. “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.” Hebrews 6:19-20 NIV Hope is not a wish. It’s the unwavering certainty that God will fulfill His promise. Like a child who sees a car and says, _“That one is mine,”_ we live with real expectation because God said it. Life is heavy with storms — expensive fuel, delayed medical results, criticism, high expectations, poverty, discouragement. But hopelessness pulls everyone down. Hope lifts us because it’s anchored in Christ, not circumstances. _1 Corinthians 13:13_ reminds us that hope remains. So we trust the Lord with confident expectation that something good is ahead. Christ is our anchor. Sailors throw a heavy piece of iron with hooks into deep water. It hits bottom, holds fast, and keeps the boat from drifting when wind and waves hit. _Hebrews 6:19_ says, _“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.”_ Our anchor isn’t thrown down — it’s thrown up, behind the curtain where Christ is. He holds us. That’s why David, hunted by Saul with death at his door, could cry out in _Psalm 18:6_ and then declare in _v.2_, _“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.”_ Deliverance came when he dropped the anchor and trusted God. So what does it mean to be steadfast? It means planted and strong. Like a mango tree in a storm — branches shake, leaves fall, but the trunk stays because it’s rooted deep. When storms hit, drop the anchor — trust God. While waiting stay steadfast — keep praying, keep planning, keep discipling. Because Christ already secured the future, we don’t drift today. Anchored in Christ, we don’t drift. Steadfast for Him, we don’t quit. Prayer Father, You are my rock, my fortress, my deliverer. In every storm I face today, I drop my anchor in Christ, my steadfast hope. Thank You that my soul is held firm and secure in You. Keep my hope alive in Christ alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen. https://youtu.be/rkMapZB8qMk?si=OCaelrR68ZEWZNEB By Rev Joshua Ssali Ssalongo

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