Okay, so I begin this fully acknowledging that I have been mulling this passage (Hebrews 6: 13-20) over for five months now and still don’t understand the depth of its message. It is one of those things where you know that there is more to it…but you don’t know quite what that is. I guess that is part of the beauty of scripture, it has a depth that lures us in and keeps us coming back for more. If we seek the voice of God with humility and a hunger for truth, he will reveal himself to us, but not always in full and not always at a pace we understand. I think He delights in revealing His world-rocking truths to us, sometimes slowly, allowing us to relish the sweet and satisfying flavor. In all honesty I have been struggling to hear from God lately, especially where Africa is concerned. However, I was reminded of this passage a few days ago and decided it was time to take a closer look. I had first begun to meditate on this passage during my last trip to Uganda this January; it was somewhat of a life-line during such a tumultuous time.
So basically this passage talks about how there is no one more trustworthy than God and nothing more sure than his word. Then it goes on to talk about how Abraham obtained the promise from God because he believed God and waited PATIENTLY for the fruition of that promise. Waiting on someone we can’t see and can’t always hear is difficult, that is why scriptures like these keep me grounded. From there the passage goes on to speak of the unchangeableness of God’s purpose and character and how it is impossible for Him to lie. A simple truth, but a comfort to be reminded of—I look at that scripture and I think, yeah, there is someone I can trust.
Now…are you ready for the kicker? After imploring us to take hold of the hope set before us, the scripture says, “this hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil.” I love that. We can have hope in the unchangeableness of God’s purpose and character—and it is that hope that enters within the veil by the sacrificial love of Christ. If we hope in God and trust him with our everything, believing he is who he says he is and waiting patiently on him, by Christ’s love we can enter within the veil, into the Holy of holies and experience true intimacy with God. Pure beauty, that’s what that is.
Although God’s heart breaks for the broken-hearted, He is never overwhelmed by the injustice of our human woundedness. He offers light to those who dwell in darkness, he offers life to those who are dying on the inside, and he offers love in unthinkable abundance.
We must Trust. We must Wait. We must choose Hope.
