Anchor of the Soul

“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.” Hebrews 6:17-20

In Genesis 12, God made a promise to Abraham. He promised to bless him, to make a great nation of him, to make him a great name, and that in his seed all the families of the earth would be blessed. It is recorded in Genesis 22 that many years later God swore to Abraham that He would bless him, that He would multiply his seed, and that in his seed all the nations of the earth would be blessed. We understand that this blessing for all of the families and nations of the world was that Jesus Christ, God’s Son, would offer Himself as a sacrifice for the sins of all mankind on the cross of Calvary. The word immutable means unchangeable. God never changes, and He cannot lie. He gave a promise, and He gave an oath that all the world would be blessed through Abraham’s seed. This two-fold assurance from God the Father is a strong consolation for the believer. It is our hope. It is the anchor of our souls. It is sure and steadfast. Nothing can change it. Anchor your soul to the Rock of Christ and never allow your hope for eternity to rest in anything else!