Don’t be afraid—Christ is your strength and righteousness. When a wave crashes against the side of a ship, it doesn’t harm the ship; it just drives the wedges in tighter. The Master is at the helm—doesn’t that comfort your heart? The ship has floated over so many waves—doesn’t that boost your confidence?

It would have to be a mighty wave to sink it now, and no such wave will ever come.

Christ will present the perfect number of all His people to the Father on the last day; not one will be lost. The ark of our salvation will bring all its living cargo into the haven of everlasting rest.

When sin conquered the realm of humanity, it silenced all the minstrels except those from the race of hope. Even in all its sorrows and sins, humanity still sings of hope. For believers in Jesus, there is a royal line of singers, for we have a hope of

glory—a living hope, a hope eternal and divine. Because our hope endures, our praise continues—"I will hope continually and will yet praise You more and more."