The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Hebrews 6:13-20,
"When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, 'I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.' And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
God provided Abraham, and through him us as well, his assurance through two unchangeable things: his promise and his oath! The writer of Hebrews wants his readers to know of the rock-solid assurance we have from God himself that his promise to us is absolutely secure.
There are no "maybes", no "gee, I hope so", absolutely no uncertainty in God's promise of eternal life through his Son, Jesus Christ! We, who are the spiritual descendants of Abraham, we, "who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us", have every reason to be "greatly encouraged"!
"When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, 'I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.' And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
God provided Abraham, and through him us as well, his assurance through two unchangeable things: his promise and his oath! The writer of Hebrews wants his readers to know of the rock-solid assurance we have from God himself that his promise to us is absolutely secure.
There are no "maybes", no "gee, I hope so", absolutely no uncertainty in God's promise of eternal life through his Son, Jesus Christ! We, who are the spiritual descendants of Abraham, we, "who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us", have every reason to be "greatly encouraged"!
Eternal life, a life filled with "eternal pleasures" at the Lord's right hand (Psalm 16:11) is ours! Those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith own this today as our certain future by God's promise and his oath!
How wonderful is that?!
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