Indeed these are turbulent and uncertain days fraught with dispute and instability. Politically, economically, and medically, many are confused, struggling, and fearful. Unprecedented times often breed these reactions as many find their predictable and stable lives shaken in various ways.

However, one thing is not shaken, nor will it ever be shaken. God’s truth remains the same, even as He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). I would like to offer some encouragement, a Rock to cling to cling to that is higher than I (Psalm 61:2).

In Hebrews 6, the writer refers to the promise Abraham received from the Lord that God would bless him and multiply him. This was a firm promise from God, in which God swore by Himself, “since he had no one greater by whom to swear.” (Hebr.6:12) A few verses later, “God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose,” so that “we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.” (Hebr.6:18) Many today are looking for where to “flee for refuge,” and are in need of “strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.” Don’t waver in unbelief, in worry, in fear. God is working. God is steady. His promises are sure.  You belong to Him and He won’t let you go, no matter how stormy the sea may get. 

Then, in verse 19, the writer says, “We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.” These truths are an anchor that won’t give way in a turbulent sea. Our hope is in Christ, in God’s Word, in God’s bedrock promises.  As verse 20 clarifies, “Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf,” behind the curtain of death and into the presence of the Father. That’s where all who are “in Christ” are headed, with Jesus as the guarantee of that promise. This is our hope, our sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. We are the fulfillment of the promise to Abraham because in Christ we are the children of Abraham (Gal.3:29) and receive God’s blessing, and become God’s blessing to others.

Brothers and sisters, let’s hold fast to these promises, not the promises of any particular political, economic, or medical future. In doing so, our hope only grows more sure as we move toward the One who is sovereign over all, “one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (Eph.4:6)