Hope - An Anchor for the Soul

Without an anchor, a boat will drift away with the tide.  Without a hope that is an anchor, the Christian will drift away with the tide (James 1:6).  Hebrews 6:19 says the hope we have is an anchor for the soul.  It is what keeps us grounded.  Hebrews 6:19 says that the anchor is firm and secure.  Imagine if we tossed an anchor overboard that is made out of paper.  We could throw it in the right spot and even have the right intentions.  But it is not firm and secure.  It will not hold the boat.  The anchor a boat uses is heavy and is able to hold the boat firmly in place.  But the anchor has to be grounded in something or the boat will still drift away.  If it is thrown into sand or a movable object, it will not hold.  The writer says our anchor is based on what lies behind the veil.  Like a good anchor that is firmly secured into the ground, our anchor is firmly entrenched behind the veil where Christ has secured access to God the Father.  How do we know?  At Jesus' death, the veil was torn completely from top to bottom.  Now we have full and complete access to God and that is the security of our anchor.  Thanks be to God for His indescribable grace!