A Sure Anchor
A Sure Anchor
The apostle speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ as the anchor of our salvation in chapter six, “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil” (Heb. 6:19). Paul and his fellow passengers had to face a very furious storm in the sea on their way to Rome (Acts 27:28,29). They were in danger of falling upon the hidden rocks. So they cast four anchors out of the stern to keep the ship steady. We too have to face many storms and temptations in our lives. At times the attacks of the enemy are very severe both within and without. In such situations the Lord Jesus Christ is our true anchor. He will never leave us nor forsake us. We have to say by faith, “Lord, you are my anchor.” Even in the most difficult situations we have to lay hold upon the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our truce anchor.
In Heb. 6:14 the Lord says, “Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.” God used the storm to take Paul to the island of Melita to preach the Gospel there. The people of Melita had not heard the Gospel. Through Paul’s preaching many were born again there. They loaded Paul and the other people with all the necessary things when they were leaving for Rome. Thus we see that the storms of our lives are used by God to bring us to greater and multiplied blessings.
Many people are satisfied just with receiving forgiveness of their sins and have the hope of occupying some corner in heaven. But the Lord’s desire is that we should go on to perfection (Heb. 6:1,2). We must not remain babes spiritually but long to go on to perfection. We should not glory in our past experiences however wonderful they may have been. We must believe God's Word fully, and with His strength and wisdom reach up to His standard.