The Anchor That Brings Hope

Hebrews 6:18-19

The author of Hebrews gives us our true hope when he describes the type of hope God has given us, saying, "So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain." (ESV)

That's a lot to digest, but we're going to do it! "So that by two unchangeable things..." Previously the author referred to the covenant with Abraham that God man: God promised to do something and He also took an oath on Himself. The author of Hebrews here is saying that those two things are unchangeable. God's promises cannot be changed and neither can His oaths. He is true to His word. "...in which it is impossible for God to lie..." The author just ensures us on exactly why those two things are unchangeable. He says that it is impossible for God to lie! He can't even lie if He wanted to, He is, what we call, dedicated. "...we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us." When the author refers to the "we who have fled", that's us, the people who are having a hard time during temptation or the people who are going through pain for some other reason. The "hope set before us" is Jesus Christ. He is our hope that God has so generously given us to take for keeps and hold onto when the struggles in life get too hard for us. "We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul..." Jesus Christ is our anchor. Not only that He is a sure and steadfast anchor, meaning He will always be there and cannot be shaken by any type of problem that comes. He is the foundation and the hope of our souls. "...a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain." Here I feel like the author is referring to the Holy Spirit when he says "the inner place behind the curtain", meaning He is with us always by dwelling inside of us. 

So, what exactly are we supposed to do no with this? Well, I feel like the author of Hebrews here just gave us perfectly legitimate reasons as to why we should cling to Jesus in the hard times and never think that God is ignoring us. God's oaths and promises are everlasting and cannot be broken! He has told us many promises in the Bible, all of those are staying true until the end of time! He is no liar, so He is a reliable and healthy source to run to. Just think about the concept of Jesus being the anchor of our souls. He holds us in place, He doesn't let sin shake us up or move us to a new direction, He keeps us where He wants us to be, for the good of the Kingdom. We can't run from Him and we can't make Him let go. He is an unmoving anchor. It's time we start trusting our Lord with our souls, seeing as He already is the foundation of them.