“The Anchor”

 “The Anchor”

 

This HOPE is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.  It leads us through the curtain into God’s Inner Sanctuary.  Jesus has already gone in there for us.  He has become our ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST in the order of Melchizedek.   Hebrews 6:19-20

 

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that causes ANGUISH and HEARTACHE.  Some of these things may be the result of our OWN DOING.  So, how can we SURVIVE these SITUATIONS and end up on the RIGHT SIDE of each situation we encounter??

 

The writer of Hebrews, and particularly this CHAPTER, is giving us HOPE that is STRONG and TRUSTWORTHY, and an ANCHOR for our souls.  God had made a PROMISE to ABRAHAM, and to give ABRAHAM HOPE, GOD SEALED the PROMISE with an OATH.  God’s Word is TRUTHFUL and that means that it is IMPOSSIBLE for GOD to LIE, and not ONLY was it IMPOSSIBLE for God to LIE, but the impossibility was also supported by two UNCHANGEABLE things: The PROMISE and the OATH, and these two UNCHANGEABLE THINGS, SHOULD ENCOURAGE those who will take HOLD of the HOPE.

 

The author of Hebrews gives us a picture of this STRONG and TRUSTWORTHY HOPE, by taking us to a SAFE HARBOR, where the BATTERED and TROUBLED SOUL may drop ANCHOR, which was carried to the REFUGE POINT that was the SAFEST OF ALL.  This PLACE OF REFUGE is the INNER SANCTUARY that was behind the curtain and our ANCHOR which is JESUS CHRIST, our LORD and SAVIOR, who went before us, and made a WAY for us to have FELLOWSHIP with the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY.   

 

The LORD JESUS entered the Heavenly Sanctuary where He carries out His functions as a HIGH PRIEST FOREVER. And this gives a TRUE BELIEVER’S HOPE an ANCHOR that CANNOT be SHAKEN LOOSE.  It is a HOPE that is SURE, and we can HOLD ON to it STEADFASTLY right to the VERY END.  Do YOU have such a HOPE and a SECURE ANCHOR?

 

If your answer is NO, you can CHANGE it to YES!  And be ASSURED of a STRONG and TRUSTWORTHY HOPE, which is an ANCHOR for your SOUL.  The ONLY WAY to be able to do this is FIRST, ADMIT that you are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS, the ONLY SON of the LIVING GOD, who SUFFERED, BLED, and DIED for your SINFUL SOUL.  Then you MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a REPENTANT HEART. Then you MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION. And possess a HOPE that is a STRONG and TRUSTWORTHY ANCHOR and START having a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with the EVERLASTING GOD.  And spend your ETERNITY in HEAVEN, with ALL its BLESSINGS!!!  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!