19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
I deal with pain and sorrow every day, often pain and sorrow that is so deep it is difficult for me to comprehend how those who went through it survived. It would be easy for these wonderful people to slip off the end and stay in sorrow and pain, and yet that is not what I see. I hear them share joys and excitement that are equally intense. As I listen to their sorrows it would be easy for me to lose hope myself. But I have an anchor. I know that God has promised and He will keep that promise. My future is secure. I have a confirmed reservation, not because of anything I have done, but because of God’s work on my behalf. With ships it is important to have an anchor. In the middle of a storm it can save the ship from destruction. But something more important than the anchor is the seabed into which the anchor must grip. The best anchor in the world will do no good if there is nothing solid for it to grasp. If there is only sand, the anchor will continue to move allowing the ship to drift toward destruction. Ship captains want and need a solid ocean bottom, rock that connects the mass of the earth to their ship that is being tossed by the winds of the surface. Jesus is that solid place to put our soul’s anchor. He will never move or shift, causing us to become dangerously adrift. Once our soul’s anchor is set in Him, we are the only ones who are able to dislodge it from its secure location. And dislodging a securely set anchor requires a lot of work by the ship’s captain and crew. The ship must be maneuvered, often times again and again, in order to reverse the physics involved in setting the anchor. The full mass of the ship has set the anchor; it can take the full mass of the ship to dislodge it. If we have set our hope in Jesus, our anchor is securely placed in the throne room of Almighty God. Jesus is there as our representative, ever caring for our needs. Why would we ever want to place our anchor on something less solid, less secure?
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