We have this as a sure
and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner
place behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our
behalf Hebrews 6:19,20a
This verse
would have been very significant to the jewish readers of this
letter. Because, under the Old Covenant only the High Priest of
Israel was allowed into the most Holy place of the temple once a year
to make the atoning sacrifice for all of the Jewish people. In Jesus;
the temple, the curtain and the priesthood have all been done away
with. We now have direct access.
“A hope that
enters the inner place behind the curtain”. Our hope is in the Most
Holy place. The place where God Himself lives. A place that man could
not go before. A place that has been made accessible by Christ
sacrifice. He entered into the Most Holy place on our behalf. And
behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to
bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. Matthew
27:51 When
Jesus died the curtain that separated God and man was done away with.
Jesus had made the perfect sacrifice once for all as our High Priest.
We no longer have to go through anyone or anything to go to God in
the Most Holy place. All communication is now done directly with our
heavenly Father. We now approach His throne directly.
This
is the steadfast anchor for our souls because we know that through
Christ we have been brought back into fellowship with God. We now
have a father-child relationship with God as he had intended from the
beginning. We are where Jesus is. But
you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the
heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering
Hebrews
12:22 That
is where are on a spiritual level.
That
is why we can have confidence in where we will be for eternity. The
apostle John said this, Beloved, we are
God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we
know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see
him as he is. 1
John 3:2 We
can have great confidence in the day when Christ returns that we will
be made to be just like Him and we will join Him where He is.
In
Christ we have an anchor for our souls we are no longer adrift in the
darkness. Lets remember that in Jesus we are safe and secure.
©
2012 Leo J. Woodman
