God, My Anchor

Friday, September 30

God, My Anchor

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19

Hope is a firm resolute trust. It is a sturdy certainty. Hebrews 6:19 supports this by saying it’s an anchor, firm, and secure. Now that is good news, but as I read that verse I had two questions – perhaps you had them too. First, where is your anchor lodged? And secondly, if it’s lodged, what’s on the other end? What is your anchor attached to?

So let’s consider the first question – where is the anchor (for my soul) lodged? After all, that’s going to be key. It has to be on a solid foundation because if it’s anywhere unstable, weak, or fragile, then it isn’t going to hold my soul when the storms of life come. The death and resurrection of Christ have lodged the anchor of our hope there, in heaven. It can’t be shifted. It’s locked solid, and our salvation is sure and certain.

Too often when the storms of life hit us, sometimes very suddenly, the anchor of hope is tossed overboard. Yet, it’s the very thing we must hold on to, lest we become shipwrecked. We don’t hold on to it alone. The Holy Spirit helps us to do so too.

Do not chuck your anchor! Where’s your anchor? Has it been thrown overboard because of the storm you’re in, and you’re being buffeted this way and that, and feeling hopeless? If so, I encourage you to take heart. Discover your purpose and get ready to be reestablished once more.