Today's Daily Lesson comes from Hebrews chapter 6 verses 13 through 20:
13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, 14saying, ‘I will surely bless you and multiply you.’ 15And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise.16Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute. 17In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, 18so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. 19We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, 20where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest for ever according to the order of Melchizedek.
I am still recovering from the events of last week, which saw me making an unexpected trip to the emergency room. Within a matter of hours, I found myself going from a staff meeting at church where we were planning worship to the operating room at UMC Hospital, where the doctors were prepping for a "minor" surgery.
Do you know the definition of a minor surgery? It's a routine operation performed on someone else!
But no matter how ordinary or extraordinary a surgery might be, that moment when the anesthesiologist turns on the little valve and the drugs start to go drip, drip, drip into your vein, you're never more glad to know you're in good hands -- not only the doctors', but also the LORD's. It's at that moment when your faith becomes real, when peace surpasses understanding, and hope hums its hymn of consolation.
"We have this hope," the Lesson tells us today, "a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul."
Sure, and steadfast, indeed.
Thanks be to God!
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