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“Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the veil” (Hebrews 6:19).
An anchor holds a ship firmly in place, and is especially important during a storm. The larger the ship, the stronger and heavier the anchor must be. Also, when the anchor is dropped into the water, it must be set into something that will hold it firmly. If a storm were fierce, the anchor might not hold the ship, and then it would drift, perhaps onto rocks. Before the days of motors, heavy anchors on sailing ships had to be lifted by a number of men who went round and round for hours, pushing against large wooden poles stuck into a round device on the deck called a capstan.
As Christians, you and I have an anchor of the soul, and it will never move. According to our verse today, it is “sure and steadfast,” because it “entereth into that within the veil.” No matter what happens in our lives, that anchor will hold, and we can never lose our salvation. Also, that anchor holds us steady in faith during difficult times that seem like storms in our lives. We will say a little more about this tomorrow.
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