Have you grasped the hope set before you? Do you know there is hope waiting for you to grasp it? Will you reach out for it? Will you reach out to the One who will give you hope? Will you hold onto it, never letting it go?
Hope is a wonderful thing. Hope drives us when we are ready to give up. Hope gives us strength when we are feeling weak. True hope comes from only one person — Jesus Christ. Without Him, there would be no hope in this world at all.
The writer of Hebrews, writing to fellow Christians, says that we have this hope. It is an anchor for us, anchoring our soul to Jesus. Because it is anchored to Jesus, hope enters into the inner sanctuary, the holy of holies, the throne room of God. Remember, when Jesus died on the cross, the curtain in front of the holy of holies was torn in two, thereby opening the way for us to enter.
With Jesus as our high priest, we have a hope that is not merely wishful thinking but is a trust in God fulfilling his promises. Our hope is built on God’s promises and Jesus being our Savior. With this hope, we can confidently live our lives working for him, trusting he will guide us along the way and provide all we need. Our hope is tied to our faith, which is both belief and trust. The stronger our faith, the more we hope.
I pray we all grasped the hope that has been set before us. I pray we trust in God’s promises. I pray each one of us will confidently live our lives for God with our faith and hope in Jesus growing stronger each day. Take hold of hope. Trust God’s promises. Live with confidence.
Hebrews 6:19-20 We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
Marty Pressey 