Anchoring My Life

Anchoring My Life

Hebrews 6: 19-20

19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 

20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

   The writer of Hebrews presents a detailed argument to show us how Jesus is our High Priest, but not after the Order of Aaron, but after the Order of Melchizedek.  He shows that Jesus, in His role as our High Priest, mediates with God on our behalf.  He proclaims that Jesus is the sure and steadfast anchor of the soul.

   His argument is hard to follow, but you can make it through to its conclusion and see how Jesus is our High Priest.  But to me, this is all an intellectual exercise.  Truthfully, I don’t relate to High Priests.  I don’t have any High Priests living nearby so I struggle bringing this down to my level.  I can, however, relate to anchors.  I used to fish in the river and lakes near my home.  Anchors are necessary if you want to keep your boat in one place while you fish.  We used old metal paint cans filled with cement and with a length of rope tied to them.  It would hold the boat in place but we still drifted a little bit with the current and the winds because metal paint cans are neither sure nor steadfast anchors.  I once anchored the boat near a submerged pile of rocks someone had dumped off the shore.  I dropped the anchor next to a large rock and it held the boat right in place for hours even though the current was swift and a steady wind was blowing.  Dropping your anchor into a rock works best.

   Jesus spent his life on earth representing God as a God of love and compassion.  Jesus Himself was a physical incarnation of that love.  He made some promises to us to help us during our Christian walk.  For example:

Matthew 11:28 NKJV

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

He promises to be our rest from the storms of life.  When a storm begins to rage in your life, rather than be pushed about by the winds and waves, we can anchor ourselves in the Rock that is Jesus.  We can drop anchor into His calm and His strength and draw peace form Him.  When we feel ourselves begin to drift, we can anchor in His Word and our soul will not be led away by the world.  

   Matthew 7:7

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. 

When we are confused, we can drop our anchor in His promise to guide us.  He has sent us the Holy Spirit to guide us and help us when we need answers.  When we study the Bible, He will lead us to those answers we need to make it through the rough spots of life and find our way to the truth. 

Stephen Cram                            November 11, 2012                Colossians 2:8

Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.  Colossians 2:8