Hearts Beyond the Veil

"God also bound himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that he would never change his mind. So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God's inner sanctuary." Hebrews 6:17-19

• When we make a promise to someone, we sometimes swear to God so that the party we are swearing to knows we are serious in our promise because he is our highest authority. When God makes promises to us, He is the highest authority so he can only swear by himself. Making His promises nothing we should ever doubt. He has followed through on every promise he made in the bible and he will do the same for us.
• The hope we have in God is what anchors us to him. Imagine a rope tied around your waist and the other tied to God. We may get tossed around on our end but God's end will always stay exactly where it is. His position is unchangeable and when we lose sight of that we become hopeless. Beth stated that the hope we have is directly tied to our souls. Notice when someone seems hopeless they also seem to have no soul, no life. They just wander through life with no great joy. But when someone has hope, their soul is alive and they are filled with life. You can immediately see it in their eyes. Always hold strong to the hope you have in God. Your soul depends on it.