JUNE 16, 2015
Our Anchor
This
hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. —Hebrews 6:19
Read:
Hebrews
6:13-20
After Estella Pyfrom
retired from teaching, she bought a bus, decked it out with computers and
desks, and now drives the “Brilliant Bus” through Palm Beach County, Florida,
providing a place for at-risk children to do their homework and learn
technology. Estella is providing stability and hope to children who might be
tempted to throw away their dream for a better tomorrow.
In the first century,
an avalanche of suffering and discouragement threatened the Christian
community. The author of Hebrews wrote to convince these followers of Christ
not to throw away their confidence in their future hope (2:1). Their hope—a
faith in God for salvation and entrance into heaven—was found in the person and
sacrifice of Christ. When Jesus entered heaven after His resurrection, He
secured their hope for the future (6:19-20). Like an anchor dropped at sea,
preventing a ship from drifting away, Jesus’ death, resurrection, and return to
heaven brought assurance and stability to the believers’ lives. This hope for
the future cannot and will not be shaken loose.
Jesus anchors our
souls, so that we will not drift away from our hope in God.
Jesus, in the face of
all kinds of trouble and uncertainty, help me to have a confident expectation
that is grounded in Your unfailing love for me.
Our hope is anchored in Jesus.
INSIGHT:
The book of Hebrews is a book of
comparisons between the Old Testament and the person of Christ. Throughout the
book, the author makes comparisons between what is good and what is better:
Jesus is better than the prophets and angels (ch. 1), better than Moses (ch.
3), better than the priesthood (chs. 4–8), and better than the sacrificial
system (chs. 9–10). The greatness of Jesus is our hope and our anchor, an
anchor that Hebrews reminds us is “both sure and steadfast” (6:19).
Source: Our Daily Bread 2015
