An Anchor for Life

(Being Still With God Every Day)

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul . . . where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever.
HEBREWS 6:19–20

A glance at the headlines of the daily newspaper . . . A reading of our own emotions . . . A look at our family . . . It doesn’t take much in this fast-moving, God-ignoring world to show us that we need an anchor for our lives.

We find that anchor in Jesus.

Our hope for this life and for eternity lies not in ourselves but in Christ.

He is absolutely faithful to do what He has told us He will do—to forgive our sins, to guide our steps, to be with us always, and so much more.

God always fulfills His promises to us. Our confidence in the future is therefore rooted in Him.

In addition to being our anchor in this world, Jesus is also our “forerunner” for the next.

Forerunner refers to small boats that help larger ships enter a harbor by carrying their anchor into a safe place and thus preparing the way for the larger ship.

Jesus Himself precedes us into the harbor of heaven.

He carries the anchor of our hope that is His resurrection victory over sin and death, and He makes way for our eternal future.

No wonder the Christian is filled with such hope!