Full Assurance of Hope

"And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises."--Hebrews 6:11-12

"This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil, where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 6:19-20

Brothers and sisters, it is this "hope both sure and steadfast" which keeps us going, keeps us fighting. No matter what trials or challenges we face in this life, no matter the struggles with sin, no matter the struggles with things we cannot control, we have this "anchor of the soul", our "forerunner" Jesus Christ, who walks by our side with every step, bringing us closer to our heavenly home.

And so, we diligently pursue the full assurance of this hope by imitating those who have gone before us. Those like my beloved Pappaw, who went home to be with his Maker this past week. Pappaw devoted his life to the Gospel, and to encouraging us all to love Christ and His church, and I have no doubt that he has now "inherited the promises." I am amazed by his diligence, and I hope to imitate his faith and patience in my own life.

May God bless all who read this blog, all who seek a special measure of the peace that only God Almighty can offer. And God bless us all in our journey of faith.