my HOPE is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
but wholly lean on Jesus name
On Christ the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand
When Darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace.
In every high and stormy gale,
my anchor holds within the veil.
His oath, his covenant, his blood
supports me in the whelming flood.
When all around my soul gives way,
he then is all my hope and stay.
When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found!
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
faultless to stand before the throne!
What powerful, rich words! It's amazing how quickly perspective can change when we recognize the object of our hope: Jesus. With my eyes fixed on Him life holds together, it makes sense, and I can walk forward in my purpose: to glorify Him!! He is reality and even when all around me is so unsure, so jumbled up, so unclear I find rest in knowing
there's no HOPE in these things but in HIM only!
No wonder it's frustrating trying to 'figure it out,' since there are no answers there!
HE is the answer, and HE will give us what we need, exactly what we need, when we need it.
6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you...10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen. (1 peter 5)
Heb 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
amen! amen! amen! i'm a-stakin my mind and heart in truth! love you!
Ain't that the truth, sista! Love you.