In a world that constantly changes, what can we hold on to
for stability?
“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul…” (Heb 6:19)
An anchor, by one definition, is a heavy device dropped by a
chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for restraining the
motion of a vessel.
For larger vessels, it’s not the weight of the anchor that
prevents the vessel from moving; it is the shape of the anchor that allows it
to lodge itself into or against something immovable to prevent the vessel from
moving.
But what is the immovable that the anchor of the soul should
lodge against? There are actually three
in Hebrews 6:
God’s purposes
are immovable since they are unchangeable (Heb 6:17).
God’s promises
are immovable since it is impossible for God to lie (Heb 6:17-18).
Jesus is a person who
is immovable since He became a high priest forever (Heb 6:20).
This anchor of the soul, in the shape of hope, must be
dropped by faith, to lodge itself into God’s immovable purposes, promises and
the person of His Son!
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