Anchored to Move

Hebrews 6:19-20 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
 
YOUR hope is anchored in Jesus, who has entered the inner sanctuary.
   When Israel constructed the Tabernacle and the Temple, God instructed they create an inner sanctuary separated with a curtain. This was the Most Holy Place. God dwelled there, and only Israel’s High Priest could enter once annually under strict cleansing rituals to make atonement for Israel’s sins.
   But now Jesus is your High Priest, who has entered the holy sanctuary of heaven on your behalf. Unlike the Israelites, you will one day enter into heaven because Jesus has atoned once and for all for your sins. You are clean in God’s redemptive law.
   This sure hope anchors your soul, firm and secure. A ship’s anchor is one of the most common images of Christ found in ancient Christian art. As you know, an anchor holds a ship down, ready for the next voyage. An anchor can stop a boat from running onto rocks or reefs. An anchor is a firm, secure safeguard. The image reinforces Hebrews 2:1 We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. 
   And there is something better when Jesus is your anchor. Jesus doesn’t hold you down, but you move upward as you follow him. You are secure from wanderings and disasters along the way. Because Jesus went before you into heaven, you can be sure your hope for heaven is secure with him. When Jesus commands, “Follow me.” you know it is safe to do so. He is the High Priest, whose atoning sacrifice tore apart the curtain: Matthew 27:51 At that moment (of Jesus’ death) the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. Then he arose from the dead and ascended to heaven. Acts1:9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. And you know he is returning: Acts 1:10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
   You know where Jesus has come from, what he did, where he went and that he is returning. Through the course of his life, Jesus has set the compass for your life. You can anchor your life onto his life because you have full access to the Holy God.