Every boat
owner knows that an anchor prevents drift. Here in chapter 6, the author wants
us to see that our soul needs an anchor, because it also is inclined to drift. This
‘hope anchor’ is ‘both sure and steadfast.’ It is sure because it will not
break, it’s steadfast because it is unmovable, and will not slip, because it is found in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, when circumstances get out of control and pressures
threaten to overwhelm us, we know that Jesus died for us, is working in us, and
will never leave us. We can hold fast to God's promises and patiently endure. The
"anchor of hope" will hold us firm.
The
Truth
“Blessed be
the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has
caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3)
