The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Hebrews 6:17-19, “…God, desiring even more to show to the heirs

of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with

an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible

for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement

to take hold of the hope set before us. 19 This hope we have as an anchor

of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within

the veil…”

An oath is a declaration that what one is telling is true. God cannot lie!

Therefore, what He has told us in His Word gives us encouragement to

believe in the hope He sets before us. Hope in Greek means “future

certainty.” It is not what we mean when we say, “I sure hope it doesn’t

rain today.” God’s hope is certain, it cannot be juggled around. Paul says

that we who have trusted in Him have that hope “as an anchor of the soul.”

I recently saw a televised program about Mighty Ships. Sometimes the

water at the shore was too shallow for the ship to dock there, and it had

to anchor some distance away. At that time, the ship dropped its anchor

to keep it from drifting further out to sea. The anchor “fastened” to the

bottom of the ocean to make certain it did not drift. God’s future certainty

(our hope) is our soul’s anchor. When we focus on what God has in store

for us when He comes again, our souls (self-consciousness) are kept from

drifting away from Him or His teachings. Ever feel like your drifting? Get

back into the Word! One of the old hymns that needs reviving says:

We have an anchor that keeps the soul

Steadfast and sure while the billows roll;

Fastened to the Rock, it cannot move;

Grounded firm and deep in the Savior’s love.

Drop anchor with us! We love you more than you know,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas