The weather is fair and the skies are clear. The captain sets sail with the ship’s hold filled with precious cargo. The well-trained crew hoist sails, raise anchors and perform all the duties necessary to ensure smooth sailing to the final destination.

Hundreds of miles from shore a ship appears. It sails a neutral flag, the crew takes note but returns to their duties. As the ship nears, draws especially close, the neutral flag is lowered and the Jolly Roger is hoisted, the skull and crossbones – it is Pirates!!
Soon what had seemed like a simple follow mariner turns out to be an enemy in disguise. The ship is overtaken, boarded and plundered, its crew slain, and its destination changed to Davey Jones locker – a trip to the ocean bottom.

In this world there are lots of people who seem to fly the neutral flag, even those who seem to sail under the same flag – who turn out to be pirates, soul pirates. Robbing men and women of the hope of their final destination.

The truth be told we need not find our anchor in people, but find our anchor in truth. People sell miracle water and hankies on television. People bilk the unsuspecting and hurting out of their money. The truth liberates and guides. Truth holds our conscience captive and frees our souls from suffering. Truth takes us to our destination.

Jesus has promised hope and life to all who follow Him. Seek out those who pursue truth, seek those who live by the Word of God and know true liberty and freedom and hope. Get on board with Jesus and defeat the Pirate that seeks your soul, your greatest treasure.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. (2 Thess. 2:16-17 ESV)

In His Love,
Pastor Doug
Squamish Baptist Church